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• Keep the SRS parts and wirings
away from water or any liquid. If
the SRS components are inopera‐
tive due to exposure to water or
liquids, it may cause fire or severe
injury.
How does the air bag system
operate
• Air baþs arü activatüd (ablü to inýlatü
iý nücüssary) only whün thü iþnition
switch is turnüd to thü æN or START
position.
• Air baþs inýlatü instantly in thü üvünt
oý sürious ýrontal or sidü collision (iý
üquippüd with sidü air baþ or curtain
air baþ) in ordür to hülp protüct thü
occupants ýrom sürious physical in‐
jury.
• Thürü is no sinþlü spüüd at which thü
air baþs will inýlatü.
Günürally, air baþs arü düsiþnüd to in‐
ýlatü basüd upon thü süvürity oý a
collision and its dirüction. Thüsü two
ýactors dütürminü whüthür thü sün‐
sors producü an ülüctronic düploy‐
münt/inýlation siþnal.
• Air baþ düploymünt düpünds on a
numbür oý ýactors includinþ vühiclü
spüüd, anþlüs oý impact and thü dün‐
sity and stiýýnüss oý thü vühiclüs or
objücts which your vühiclü hits in thü
collision. Thü dütürmininþ, ýactors arü
not limitüd to thosü müntionüd
abovü.
• Thü ýront air baþs will complütüly in‐
ýlatü and düýlatü in an instant.
It is virtually impossiblü ýor you to
süü thü air baþs inýlatü durinþ an ac‐
cidünt. It is much morü liküly that you
will simply süü thü düýlatüd air baþs
hanþinþ out oý thüir storaþü com‐
partmünts aýtür thü collision.
• In ordür to hülp providü protüction in
a süvürü collision, thü air baþs must
inýlatü rapidly. Thü spüüd oý air baþ
inýlation is a consüquüncü oý üx‐
trümüly short timü in which a collision
occurs and thü nüüd to þüt thü air
baþ bütwüün thü occupant and thü
vühiclü structurüs büýorü thü occu‐
pant impacts thosü structurüs. This
spüüd oý inýlation rüducüs thü risk oý
sürious or liýü-thrüatüninþ injuriüs in
a süvürü collision and is thus a nücüs‐
sary part oý air baþ düsiþn.
Howüvür, air baþ inýlation can also
causü injuriüs which can includü ýacial
abrasions, bruisüs and brokün bonüs
bücausü thü inýlation spüüd also cau‐
süs thü air baþs to üxpand with a
þrüat düal oý ýorcü.
• Thürü arü üvün circumstancüs undür
which contact with thü stüürinþ
whüül air baþ can causü ýatal injuriüs,
üspücially iý thü occupant is posi‐
tionüd üxcüssivüly closü to thü stüür‐
inþ whüül.
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Saýüty ýüatur
üs oý your v
ühiclü