MARUTI SUZUKI Automobile, User Manual

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Front air bags will probably not inflate
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Front air bags are designed to inflate only
in severe frontal collisions. They are not
designed to inflate in rear impacts, side
impacts, rollovers or minor frontal
collisions, since they would offer no
protection in those types of accidents.
Remember, since an air bag deploys only
one time during an accident, seat belts
are needed to restrain occupants from
further movements during the accident.
Therefore, an air bag is NOT a substitute
for seat belts. To maximize your protection,
ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTS. Be
aware that no system can prevent all
possible injuries that may occur in an
accident.
An air bag supplements, or adds to,
the crash protection offered by seat
belts. The driver and all passengers
must be properly restrained by
wearing seat belts at all times,
whether or not an air bag is mounted
at their seating position, to minimize
the risk of severe injury or death in
the event of a crash.
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Do not install a rear-facing child
restraint in the front passenger’s
seat. If the passenger’s front air bag
inflates, a child in a rear-facing child
restraint could be killed or severely
injured. The back of a rear-facing
child restraint would be too close to
the inflating air bag.
If you must use a front-facing child
restraint in the front passenger’s seat, be
sure to move the front passenger’s seat
as far back as possible. Please refer to
the “Seat Belts and Child Restraint
Systems” section in the “BEFORE
DRIVING” section for details on securing
your child.
BEFORE DRIVING
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