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Safety System
Why didn’t my airbag go off in a
collision? (Inflation and non-inflation
conditions of the airbag)
There are many types of accidents
in which the airbag would not be
expected to provide additional
protection.
These include rear impacts, the
second or third collisions in multiple
impact accidents, as well as low speed
impacts.
Side airbag
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The actual airbags in the vehicle may differ
from the illustration.
Your vehicle is equipped with a side
airbag in each front seat.
The purpose of the airbag is to provide
the vehicle’s driver and/or the front
passenger with additional protection
than that offered by the seat belt alone.
The side airbags are designed to
deploy only during certain side-
impact collisions, depending on the
crash severity, angle, speed and point
of impact. The side airbags are not
designed to deploy in all side impact
situations.
WARNING
Do not allow the passengers to lean
their heads or bodies onto doors,
put their arms on the doors, stretch
their arms out of the window, or
place objects between the doors and
passengers when they are seated
on seats equipped with side and/or
curtain airbags.
WARNING
• The side airbag is supplemental to
the driver’s and the passenger’s seat
belt systems and is not a substitute
for them. Therefore, your seat belts
must be worn at all times while the
vehicle is in motion. The airbags
deploy only in certain side impact
conditions severe enough to cause
significant injury to the vehicle
occupants.
• For best protection from the side
airbag system and to avoid being
injured by the deploying side airbag,
both front seat occupants should sit
in an upright position with the seat
belt properly fastened. The driver’s
hands should be placed on the
steering wheel at the 9:00 and 3:00
positions. The passenger’s arms and
hands should be placed on their laps.
• Do not use any accessory seat covers.
• Use of seat covers could reduce or
prevent the effectiveness of the
system.
• Do not install any accessories on the
side or near the side airbag.