Mitsubishi MOTORS Colt 2009, Owner'S Manual

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Seat and seat belts
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Supplemental restraint system
(SRS) - airbag
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The information written in this supplemental restraint system
(SRS) section contains important points concerning the driver,
front passenger, side and curtain airbags.
The SRS driver and front passenger airbags are designed to
supplement the primary protection of the driver and front pas-
senger side seat belt systems by providing those occupants
with protection against head and chest injuries in certain mod-
erate-to-severe frontal collisions.
The SRS side airbags (if so equipped) are designed to supple-
ment the seat belts and provide the driver and front passenger
with protection against chest and abdomen injuries in certain
moderate-to-severe side impact collisions.
The SRS curtain airbags (if so equipped) are designed to sup-
plement the seat belts and provide the driver and passenger
with protection against head injuries in certain moderate-to-
severe side impact collisions.
The SRS is NOT a substitute for the seat belts; for maximum
protection in all types of crashes and accidents, seat belts
should ALWAYS be worn by everyone who drives or rides in
this vehicle. (With infants and small children in child restraints
and older children buckled in the rear seat.)
WARNING
!
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IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS PROP-
ERLY WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT, EVEN WITH
AN AIRBAG:
• Seat belts help keep the driver and passenger
properly positioned, which reduces injury risk in
all collisions, and reduces the risk of serious or
fatal injuries when the airbags inflate.
During sudden braking just before a collision, an
unrestrained or improperly restrained driver or
passenger can move forward into direct contact
with or within close proximity to the airbag which
may then deploy during the collision.
The initial stage of airbag inflation is the most
forceful which could cause serious or fatal injuries
if the occupant contacts it at this stage.
• Seat belts reduce the risk of injury in roll-overs,
rear impact collisions, and in lower-speed frontal
collisions, because driver’s and passenger’s air-
bags are not designed to inflate in those situations.
• Seat belts reduce the risk of being thrown from
your vehicle in a collision or roll-over.