Jeep Grand Cherokee, Operating Information Manual

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NOTE:
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Should a vehicle rollover occur, the pre-
tensioners and/or SABIC air bags on both
sides of the vehicle may deploy.
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Air Bag covers may not be obvious in the
interior trim, but they will open during air
bag deployment.
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Being too close to the side air bags dur-
ing deployment could cause you to be
severely injured or killed.
The system includes side impact sensors that
are calibrated to deploy the side air bags
during impacts that require air bag occupant
protection.
WARNING!
Your vehicle is equipped with left and right
Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtain
(SABIC), do not stack luggage or other cargo
up high enough to block the location of the
SABIC. The area where the side curtain air
bag is located should remain free from any
obstructions.
Knee Impact Bolsters
The Knee Impact Bolsters help protect the
knees of the driver and the front passenger,
and position front occupants for the best inter-
action with the Advanced Front Air Bag.
Along with seat belts and pretensioners, Ad-
vanced Front Air Bags work with the knee
bolsters to provide improved protection for the
driver and front passenger. Side air bags also
work with seat belts to improve occupant pro-
tection.
Here are some simple steps you can take to
minimize the risk of harm from a deploying air
bag:
1. Children 12 years or younger should always
ride buckled up in a rear seat.
WARNING!
Infants in rear facing child restraints should
never ride in the front seat of a vehicle with a
Advanced Front Passenger Air Bag. An air
bag deployment could cause severe injury or
death to infants in that position.
Children that are not big enough to properly
wear the vehicle seat belt should be secured in
the rear seat, in a child restraint or belt-
positioning booster seat. Older children who do
not use child restraints or belt-positioning
booster seats should ride properly buckled up
in the rear seat. Never allow children to slide
the shoulder belt behind them or under their
arm.
You should read the instructions provided with
your child restraint to make sure that you are
using it properly.
2. All occupants should always wear their lap
and shoulder belts properly.
3. The driver and front passenger seats should
be moved back as far as practical to allow the
Advanced Front Air Bags room to inflate.
4. Do not lean against the door or window. If
your vehicle has side air bags, and deployment
occurs, the side air bags will inflate forcefully
into the space between you and the door.
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