Essential Safery Equipment
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Air Bags without Seat Bela:
Dependi
g
onlr on the air bags
for
p.otettion
duing an accident is
dangerous.
Alone, air bags ma! not
prcvent
seious
inider.
The
awropnak ab bags can be erye.ted
to in|tate onlr during atontal, sine
or neat-ftontal collision of at least
noderate
force.
Uehicte occupants
shouA al'vars wear seat beks.
Without
seat beli usage. the
air bags
cannot
provide
adequate
proteclion
du'ng an
accident. Seaibelt usag-. is
.
Keep the
passenger
away
from an
inflating
air bag.
.
Reduce the possibility
of injuries
during an accident that is
nol designed
fbr air bag inflation.
such as roll-over
Reduce the
possibility
ofinjuries in
fronlal or side collisions
that a.re not
severe enough to activate the air
bags-
Reduce
the
possibility
ofbeing thrown
Reduce the
possibiliry
ofinjuries
to
lower
body and legs during an
accident because the airbags allows
no
protecnon
to trrese
parts.
Hold the driver in a
position
which
allows better control
of the
vehicle.
Small children, those under 18 kg
(10
lb),
should be
protected
by
a
child
restraint
systen
(page
2-20).
Awz.nutue
Child in the Frcnt Seat:
Placing
a chiu, 12
rears
or under, in
thefn t seat is dangercus.The
child
couu be hit br a deploti
gairbag
and be seiouslt injurcd or ewn
ki
ed.
A
sleeping chiA is morc likelr
to lean agdinstthe
doot and be hit br
the side air bag in
a moderate,
right-sine c ollis ion. Whenever
possible,al|'ars
secure a ehid 12
rears
and under on the /ea. seat with
an apprcpriate chil.l4estruint
slstem
for
the child's age and size.
Never use a rear-facins
child-restruint sytem on the
hont
seat with
an ab bag that could
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