Adding Equipment to Your Air
Bag-Equipped Vehicle
e:
If
I
add a push bumper or a bicycle rack to the
front of my vehicle,
will
it keep the air bags
from working properly?
A:
As long as the push bumper or bicycle rack is
attached to your vehicle
so
that
the
vehicle’s basic
structure isn’t changed, it’s
not
likely to keep the
air bags from working properly in
a
crash.
Q:
Is
there anything
I
might add to the front of the
vehicle that could keep the air bags from
working properly?
A:
Yes. If
you
add things that change your vehicle‘s
frame, bumper system, front end sheet metal
or
height, they may keep the air bag system from
working properly.
Also,
the
air
bag system may not
work
properly if you relocate any of
the
air
bag
sensors. If you have any questions about this, you
should contact Customer Assistance before you
modify your vehicle.
(The
phone numbers and
addresses for Customer Assistance are
in
Step Two
of
the Customer Satisfaction Procedure
in
this manual.
See “Customer Satisfaction Procedure”
in
the Index.)
What if
I
add a snow plow? Will it keep the air
bags from working properly?
A:
We’ve designed our air
bag
systems to work
properly under a wide range
of
conditions,
including snow plowing with vehicles equipped
with the optional Snow Plow Prep Package
(RPO
VYU). But don’t change or defeat the snow
plow’s “tripping mechanism.” If you do, it can
damage your snow plow and your vehicle, and it
may cause an air bag inflation.
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