BeforeYouDrive
Seatbeltpretensioner
Donotdamageorrepairthepretensioner.As
itcontainstheignitiondevice,soitcanonlybe
repairedbyourServiceDealer.
Thepretensionerwillbeinvalidoncebeingactivated,
soitmustbereplaced.EnsurethatourService
Dealerhascheckedandrepairedthepretensioners
andallseatbeltcomponentsafterthecollision.
Theseatbeltpretensionerworkswiththeairbagtoreducethe
riskofinjurycausedbythefrontalimpact.Referto"Airbag"in
thischapterformoreinformation.
Airbag
Noneprotectiondeviceisabsolutelysafe,when
usedtoavoidtheoccurrenceofseriouscollision,
itmayresultinthepersonalinjuryordeath.Even
thoughtheseatbeltiswornproperlyandtheairbag
isinated,itmayalsoresultinthepersonalinjuryor
death.
Wheninated,somecomponentsoftheairbagwill
behot,sodonotcontactitbeforecoolingdown.
Airbaginationmayleadtotheoccupantfacial
abrasionsorotherinjuries,suchinjuriescanbe
minimizedonlyifyouandyouroccupantswearthe
seatbelt.
Thedriverseatshouldbeadjustedtothebackasfar
aspossiblewithoutaffectingyourdriving.
Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelrim,sothattheairbag
wouldnotbeinterferedwheninating.
Donotputanyaccessory(eg.mobilephoneholder,
cupbase,tray)onthesteeringwheelcoverorthe
airbagcoverplateoftheinstrumentpanel,alsodo
notpaste(orinsert)anyobjectsontotheairbag
modulecover.Otherwise,itwillaffecttheairbag
ination,ortheseobjectswillbeblowntoanyarea
oftheinteriorwhentheairbagisinated,resulting
intheoccupantinjury.
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