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Your Vehicle’s Safety Features
The following checklist will help you take an active role in protecting yourself and
your passengers.
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Your Vehicle’s Safety Features
Your vehicle is equipped with many features that
work together to help protect you and your
passengers during a crash.
Some features do not require any action on your part.
These include a strong steel framework that forms a
safety cage around the passenger compartment,
front and rear crush zones, a collapsible steering
column, and tensioners that tighten the front seat
belts in a sufficient crash.
However, you and your passengers cannot take full
advantage of these features unless you remain seated
in the correct position and always wear your seat
belts. In fact, some safety features can contribute to
injuries if they are not used properly.
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Safety Cage
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Crush Zones
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Seats and Seat-Backs
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Head Restraints
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Collapsible Steering Column
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Seat Belts
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Front Airbags
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Side Airbags
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Side Curtain Airbags
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Door Locks
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Occupant Position Detection
System (OPDS) Sensor
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* Not available on all models