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Safety features of your vehicle Air bag - supplemental restraint system
Driver's front air bag (3)
A fully inflated air bag, in combina
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tion with a properly worn seat belt,
slows the driver's or the passenger's
forward motion, reducing the risk of
head and chest injury.
After complete inflation, the air bag
immediately starts deflating,
enabling the driver to maintain for
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ward visibility and the ability to
steer or operate other controls.
Passenger's front air bag
䳜 Do not install or place any acces
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sories (drink holder, CD holder,
sticker, etc.) on the front passen
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ger's panel above the glove box in
a vehicle with a passenger's air
bag. Such objects may become
dangerous projectiles and cause
injury if the passenger's air bag
inflates.
䳜 When installing a container of liq
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uid air freshener inside the vehi
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cle, do not place it near the
instrument cluster nor on the
instrument panel surface.
It may become dangerous projec
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tiles and cause injury if the pas
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senger's air bag inflates.
䳜 If an air bag deploys, there may
be a loud noise followed by a fine
dust released in the vehicle. These
conditions are normal and are not
hazardous - the air bags are
packed in this fine powder. The
dust generated during air bag
deployment may cause skin or
eye irritation as well as aggravate
asthma for some persons. Always
wash all exposed skin areas thor
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oughly with cold water and a mild
soap after an accident in which
the air bags were deployed.
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