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Supplementary Restraint System (SRS) Precautions
The front and side supplementary restraint systems (SRS) include up to 6 air bags.
Please
verify which kinds of air bags are equipped on your vehicle by locating the
“
SRS
AIRBAG
”
location indicators.
These indicators are visible in the area where the air bags
are installed.
The air bags are installed in the following locations:
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The steering wheel hub (driver air bag)
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The front passenger instrument panel (front passenger air bag)
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The outboard sides of the front seatbacks (side air bags)
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The front and rear window pillars, and the roof edge along both sides (curtain air bags)
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The air bag supplementary restraint systems are designed to provide supplementary
protection in certain situations so seat belts are always important in the following ways:
Without seat belt usage, the air bags cannot provide adequate protection during an accident.
Seat belt usage is necessary to:
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Keep the occupant from being thrown into an inflating air bag.
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Reduce the possibility of injuries during an accident that is not designed for air bag
inflation, such as roll-over or rear impact.
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Reduce the possibility of injuries in frontal, near frontal or side collisions that are not
severe enough to activate the air bags.
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Reduce the possibility of being thrown from your vehicle.
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Reduce the possibility of injuries to lower body and legs during an accident because the
air bags provide no protection to these parts of the body.
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Hold the driver in a position which allows better control of the vehicle.
A child who is too small to use a seat belt must be properly secured using a child-restraint
system (page 2-34).
Carefully consider which child-restraint system is necessary for your child and follow the
installation directions in this Owner's Manual as well as the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions.
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
2-49
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Some models.
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