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Safety features of your vehicle
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Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system
僅 Do not use electronic devices such as
laptops and satellite radios which use
inverter chargers.
僅 Wet Passenger Seat
Do not spill liquid in the passenger
seat. Spilled liquid on the passenger
seat may cause the air bag warning
light to illuminate or malfunction. If
any liquid is spilled, make sure the
seat has been completely dried before
driving the vehicle.
Proper position
When an adult is seated in the front pas
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senger seat, if the PASSENGER AIR BAG
“OFF” indicator is on, turn the ignition
switch or ENGINE START/STOP button
to the OFF position and ask the passen
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ger to sit properly (sitting upright with
the seat back in an upright position, cen
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tered on the seat cushion with their seat
belt on, legs comfortably extended and
their feet on the floor). Restart the
engine and have the person remain in
that position. This will allow the system
to detect the person and to enable the
passenger air bag.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF” indi
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cator is still on, ask the passenger to
move to the rear seat.
WARNING
PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF” light
Do not allow an adult passenger to ride
in the front seat when the PASSENGER
AIR BAG “OFF” indicator is illuminated,
because the air bag will not deploy in the
event of a crash. The driver must
instruct the passenger to reposition him
-
self in the seat. Failure to properly posi
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tion yourself may lead to air bag
deactivation resulting in air bag non-
deployment in a collision. If the PASSEN
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GER AIR BAG “OFF” indicator remains
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