Mitsubishi MOTORS GRANDIS, Owner'S Manual

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Seat and seat belts
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Supplemental restraint system (SRS) -
air bag
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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 air bags.
The SRS driver and front passenger air bags 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 driver and front passenger air bags employ a dual
stage air bag system. The SRS driver and front passenger air
bag is controlled by the impact sensors (at the front of the vehi-
cle and near the center of the vehicle at floor level) and the
driver’s seat position sensor. The SRS front passenger air bag
is controlled by the impact sensors.
The SRS side air bags are designed to supplement 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 air bags are designed to supplement 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 AIR BAG:
• 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 air bags 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 air bag which
may then deploy during the collision.
The initial stage of air bag 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.
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