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Front Air Bags
This vehicle has front air bags and lap/shoulder belt s
for both the driver and front passenger. The front air
bags are a supplement to t he seat belt restraint sys-
tems. The driver front air bag is mounted in the center
of the steering wheel. The passenger front air bag is
mounted in the instrument panel, above the glove com-
partment. The words “SRS AIRBAG” or “AIRBAG” are
embossed on the air bag covers.
WARNING!
•
Being too close to the steering wheel or instrument
panel during front ai r bag deployment cou ld cause
serious injury, including death. Air bags need room
to inflate. Sit back, comfortably extending your
arms to reach the steering wheel or instrument
panel.
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WARNING!
•
Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of
an air bag. A deploying passenger front air bag can
cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years or
younger, including a child in a rea r-facing child
restraint.
•
Never install a rear-facing child restraint in the
front seat of a vehicle. Only use a rear-facing child
restraint in the rear seat. If the vehicle does not
have a rear seat, do not transport a rear-facing
child restraint in that vehicle.
Driver And Passenger Front Air Bag
Features
The Advanced Front Air Bag system has multistage
driver and front passenger air bags. This system pro-
vides output appropriate to the severity and type of col-
lision as de termined by the Occupant Restraint Control-
ler (ORC), which may receive information from the front
impact sensors (if equipped) or other system
components.
The first stage inflator is triggered immediately during
an impact that requires air bag deployment. A low
energy output is used i n less severe collisions. A higher
energy output is used for more severe collisions.
This vehicle may be equipped with a driver and/or front
passenger seat belt buckle swit ch that detects whether
the driver or front passenger seat belt is buckled. The
seat belt buckle switch may adjust the inflation rate of
the Advanced Front Air Bags.
This vehicle may be equipped with driver and/or front
passenger seat t rack position sensor s that may adjust
the inflation rate of the Advanced Front Air Bags based
upon seat posi ti on.
This vehicle has an Occupant Classi ficat io n System
(OCS) in the front passenger seat. The OCS is designed
to activate or deactivate the Passenger Advanced Front
Air Bag depe ndi ng on the occupant’s seated weight. It
is designed to deactivate the Passenger Advanced
Front A ir Bag for an unoccupied seat and for occupants
whose seated weight classifies them in a category other
than a properly seated adult. This could be a child,
teenager, or even an adult.
The Passenger Ai r Bag Disable (PAD) Indicator Light (an
amber light loca ted on the overhead sports bar) tells
the driver and front passenger when the Passenger
Advanced Front Air Bag is deactivated. The PAD Indica-
tor Light illuminates the words “PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF” to show that the Passenger Advanced Front Air
Bag will not deploy during a collision.
NOTE:
When the front passenger seat is empty or when very
light objects ar e placed on the seat, the Passenger
Advanced Front Air Bag will not deploy even though the
Passenger Air Bag Disable (PAD) System Indicator Light
is NOT illuminated.
WARNING!
•
No objects shou ld be placed over or near t he air
bag on the instrument panel or steering wheel
because any such objects could cause harm if the
vehicle is in a collision severe enough to cause the
air bag to inflate.
•
Do not put anything on or around the air bag cov-
ers or attempt to open them manually. You may
damage the air bags and you could be injured
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Front Air Bag/Knee Impact Bolster Locations
1 — Driver And Passenger Front Air Bags
2 — Driver And Passenger Knee Impact Bolsters
246 SAFETY
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