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LEAVEHOMESAFE
deployedairbagwillformacushionofairbetweenthe
occupantandthevehiclesidetoreducetheriskofbody
sideinjuries.
Whenyousituprightintheseatandagainstthebackrest,
seatbeltsandairbagscanprovidethemosteffective
protection.Whenencounteringseriouscollision,airbags
willdeploydrastically.Atthismoment,ifyouorother
passengersdonotuseseatbeltsproperly,andlean
forward,reclineorsitinotherincorrectpostures,youor
otherpassengersarelikelytosufferfromseriousinjuryor
fatalinjury.
IMPORTANT
•Airbagscannotprotectlowerbodypartsof
passengers.
•Airbagsarenotdesignedforrearcollision,minor
frontalcollisionorifthevehiclerollsover,norwill
itoperateasaresultofheavybraking.
•Deploymentanddeationoftheairbagstakesplace
veryquicklyandwillnotprotectagainsttheeffects
ofasecondaryimpactifitoccurs.
•Whenanairbaginates,anepowderisreleased.
Thisisnotanindicationofamalfunction.However ,
thepowdermaycauseirritationtotheskinand
shouldbethoroughlyushedfromtheeyesandany
cutsorabrasionsoftheskin.Ifyourskin,eyes,nose
orthroatetcfeelsuncomfortable,pleaseconsulta
doctor.
•Afterination,frontandsideairbagsdeate
immediately.Thisprovidesagradualcushioning
effectfortheoccupantandalsoensuresthatthe
driver'sforwardvisionisnotobscured.
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