MG 6 - Page 150

Seats&Restraints
IMPORTANT
•Airbagscannotprotectlowerbodypartsof
passengers.
•Airbagsarenotdesignedforrearcollision,minor
frontalorsideimpacts,orifthevehicleoverturns;
norwillitoperateasaresultofheavybraking.
•Deploymentandretractionofthefrontalandside
airbagstakesplaceveryquicklyandwillnotprotect
againsttheeffectsofsecondaryimpactsthatmay
occur.
•Whenanairbaginates,anepowderisreleased.
Thisisnotanindicationofamalfunction,however,
thepowdermaycauseirritationtotheskinand
shouldbethoroughlyushedfromtheeyesandany
cutsorabrasionsoftheskin.
•Afterination,frontandsideairbagsdeate
immediately.Thisprovidesagradualcushioning
effectfortheoccupantandalsoensuresthatthe
driver'sforwardvisionisnotobscured.
FrontAirbags
NEVERusearearwardfacingchildrestraint
onaseatprotectedbyanACTIVEAIRBAG
infrontofit,DEA THorSERIOUSINJURYto
theCHILDcanoccur.
Frontseatpassengersshouldnotplacefeet,
kneesoranyotherpartofthebodyincontact
with,orincloseproximitytoafrontairbag.
Inextremecasesdrivingonveryuneven
surfacesmaycauseairbagdeployment.
Pleasetakeextracarewhendrivingon
unevenroads.
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