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Side Airbags
Safe Driving
Side Airbags
The side airbags help to protect the torso and pelvis of the driver or a front
passenger during a moderate-to-severe side impact.
The side airbags are housed in the outside edge
of the driver’s and passenger’s seat-backs.
Both are marked
SIDE AIRBAG
.
When the sensors detect a moderate-to-
severe side impact, the control unit signals the
side airbag on the impact side to immediately
inflate.
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Housing Locations
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Do not attach accessories on or near the side airbags.
They can interfere with the proper operation of the
airbags, or hurt someone if an airbag inflates.
Do not cover or replace the front seat-back covers
without consulting a dealer.
Improperly replacing or covering front seat-back
covers can prevent your side airbags from properly
deploying during a side impact.
Do not let the front passenger lean sideways with
their head in the deployment path of the side airbag.
An inflating side airbag can strike with strong force
and seriously injure the passenger.
Housing
Location
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Operation
When
inflated
Side
Airbag