SEATSANDRESTRAINTS
DONOTknockorstrikethepositionwhere
anyairbagrelatedpartsarelocated,so
astoavoidaccidentalairbagdeployment
whichmaycauseseriousinjuryoreven
death.
DONOTafxorplaceanyobjectson,or
adjacenttotheairbags.Thismayaffect
theairbagpassageorcreateprojectilesthat
maycauseinjuryorseriousharminthe
eventofairbagdeployment
Intheeventofacollision,theairbagcontrolunitmonitors
therateofdecelerationoraccelerationinducedbythe
collision,todeterminewhethertheairbagsshouldbe
deployed.Airbagdeploymentisvirtuallyinstantaneous
andoccurswithconsiderableforce,accompaniedbya
loudnoise.
Intheeventofaseverefrontalcollision,acompletely
deployedairbag,alongwithacorrectlywornseatbelt,
canlimitthemovementofthedriverandfrontpassenger,
reducingtheriskofheadandchestinjuries.Forvehicles
ttedwithsideairbags,whenthevehicleencounters
serioussidecollision,thecompletelydeployedairbagwill
formacushionofairbetweentheoccupantandthevehicle
sidetoreducetheriskofbodysideinjuries.
Whenyousituprightintheseatandagainstthebackrest,
seatbeltsandairbagscanprovidethemosteffective
protection.Whenencounteringseriouscollision,airbags
willdeploydrastically.Atthismoment,ifyouorother
passengersdonotuseseatbeltsproperly,andlean
forward,reclineorsitinotherincorrectpostures,youor
otherpassengersarelikelytosufferfromseriousinjuryor
fatalinjury.
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