Mitsubishi ECLIPSE 2011, User Manual

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Seat and restraint systems
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Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - air
bag
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This vehicle is equipped with a Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS), which includes air bags for the driver and front passen-
ger.
The SRS front air bags are designed to supplement the primary
protection of the driver and front passenger seat belt systems
by providing those occupants with protection against head and
chest injuries in certain moderate to severe frontal collisions.
The SRS front air bags, together with the sensors at the front of
the vehicle and sensors attached to the front seats, form an
advanced air bag system.
In an ECLIPSE, the SRS side air bags are also designed to sup-
plement the seat belts and provide the driver and front passen-
ger with protection against chest and abdomen injuries in
certain moderate to severe side impact collisions.
In an ECLIPSE SPYDER, the SRS side air bags are also
designed to supplement the seat belts and provide the driver
and front passenger with protection against head and chest
injuries in certain moderate to severe side impact collisions.
The SRS curtain air bags (ECLIPSE only) are designed to sup-
plement the seat belts and provide the driver and front passen-
ger with protection against head injuries in certain moderate to
severe side impact collisions.
The SRS air bags are NOT a substitute for use of the seat belts.
For maximum protection in all types of accidents, seat belts
must ALWAYS be worn by everyone who drives or rides in
this vehicle (with infants and small children in an appropriate
child restraint in the rear seat, and older children buckled in the
rear seat). Refer to “Child restraints” on page 2-24.
WARNING
!
●
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS WEAR
YOUR SEAT BELT PROPERLY EVEN WITH AN
AIR BAG.
• Seat belts help keep the driver and front passenger
properly positioned. This reduces the risk of injury
in all collisions, and reduces the risk of serious
injuries or death when the air bags inflate.
During sudden braking just before a collision, an
unrestrained or improperly restrained driver or
front passenger can move forward into direct con-
tact with, or within close proximity to, the air bag
when it begins to inflate.
The beginning stage of air bag inflation is the most
forceful and can cause serious injuries or death if
the occupant comes in contact with the air bag at
this time.
• Seat belts reduce the risk of injury in rollovers,
rear impact collisions, and in lower-speed frontal
collisions, because the 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 rollover.
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