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SEATSANDRESTRAINTS
Whenairbagsaredeployed,childrenwithout
properprotectionmaysufferfromserious
injuryorevendeath.DONOTcarrychildren
inthearmsoronthekneesduringtraveling.
Childrenshouldwearseatbeltssuitableto
age.DONOTleanoutofwindows.
Aninatingairbagcancausefacialabrasions
andotherinjuriesiftheoccupantistooclose
totheairbagatthetimeofitsdeployment.
DONOTafxorplaceanyobjectson,or
adjacenttotheairbags.Thismayaffectthe
airbagpassageorcreateprojectilesthatmay
causeinjuryorseriousharmintheeventof
airbagdeployment.
Afterdeploymenttheairbagcomponents
becomeveryhot.DONOTtouchanyairbag
relatedcomponents,itmaycauseburnsor
seriousinjury.
DONOTknockorstrikethepositionwhere
airbagsorrelatedpartsarelocated,soas
toavoidaccidentalairbagdeploymentwhich
maycauseseriousinjuryorevendeath.
Intheeventofacollision,theairbagcontrolunitmonitors
therateofdecelerationoraccelerationinducedbythe
collision,todeterminewhethertheairbagsshouldbe
deployed.Airbagdeploymentisvirtuallyinstantaneous
andoccurswithconsiderableforce,accompaniedbya
loudnoise.
Providedthefrontseatoccupantsarecorrectlyseatedand
withseatbeltsproperlyworn,theairbagswillprovide
additionalprotectiontothechestandfacialareasinthe
eventofthecarreceivingaseverefrontalimpact.
Sideairbagsandsideheadimpactprotectionairbagsare
designedtoofferadditionalprotectiontothesideofthe
bodyfacingtheimpact,ifaseveresidecollisionoccurs.
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