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panel.
You must fasten the seat belt.
Warning
When the airbag is operating, the
driver will be seriously injured if
he approaches the steering wheel
or instrument panel too closely. It
is strongly recommended that:
As well as keeping the control
of the car, the driver shall sit
back as much as possible and
keep away from the steering
wheel.
All the passengers shall fasten
the seat belt.
When the ignition key turns to
“ON”, this indicating lamp will
lamp, six seconds later, it will
extinguish. That means the airbag
system works properly.
Warning lamp system of airbag
monitors ECU assembly of airbag,
inflator, warning lamp, connecting
line and power supply (See relative
contents in 1-5 “Message and
Caution for Maintenance”).
Airbag is designed to respond to the
serious frontal impact (the shadow
region along the arrows in the
figure).
If the impact degree exceeds the
designed domain value, the airbag
will work. The domain value equals
to the speed of 30km
h hits to a
fixed and non-deforming obstacle.
If the impact degree is lower than
the speed mentioned above, the
airbag may not work.
If the car hits a movable and
deformable object, such as parking
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