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Supplementary Restraints System

The system consists of the following:

SAFETY CANOPY™

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A label or embossed side panel

indicating that your vehicle has side

airbags.

WARNING: Do not place objects

or mount equipment on or near the

headliner at the siderail that may come

into contact with a deploying curtain

airbag. Failure to follow these

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Side airbags inside the driver and front

passenger seat backrests.

Crash sensors and monitoring

system with readiness indicator.

instructions may increase the risk of

personal injury in the event of a crash.

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See Crash Sensors and Airbag

Indicator (page 52).

WARNING: Do not lean your head

on the door. The curtain airbag could

injure you as it deploys from the

headliner.

The design and development of the side

airbag system included recommended

testing procedures that were developed

by a group of automotive safety experts

known as the Side Airbag Technical

Working Group. These recommended

testing procedures help reduce the risk of

injuries related to the deployment of side

airbags.

WARNING: Do not attempt to

service, repair, or modify the

supplementary restraint system or

associated components. Failure to

follow this instruction could result in

personal injury or death.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER

KNEE AIRBAGS

WARNING: All occupants of your

vehicle, including the driver, should

always properly wear their seatbelts,

even when an airbag supplemental

restraint system is provided. Failure to

properly wear your seatbelt could

seriously increase the risk of injury or

death.

Driver and passenger knee airbags are

located under or within the instrument

panel. During a crash, the restraints control

module may activate the driver and

passenger knee airbags (individually or

both) based on crash severity and

respective occupant conditions. Under

certain crash and occupant conditions, the

driver and passenger knee airbags may

deploy (individually or both) but the

corresponding front airbag may not

activate. As with front and side airbags, it

is important to be properly seated and

restrained to reduce the risk of death or

serious injury.

WARNING: To reduce risk of injury,

do not obstruct or place objects in the

deployment path of the airbag.

WARNING: If a supplementary

restraint system component has

deployed, it will not function again. Have

the system and associated components

inspected as soon as possible. Failure to

follow this instruction could result in

personal injury or death.

Make sure the knee airbags are

operating properly. See Crash

E67017

Sensors and Airbag Indicator

(page 52).

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Supplementary Restraints System

The Safety Canopy will deploy during

Always properly restrain children 12 years

old and under in the rear seats. The Safety

Canopy will not interfere with children

restrained using a properly installed child

or booster seat because it is designed to

inflate downward from the headliner above

the doors along the side window opening.

The design and development of the Safety

Canopy included recommended testing

procedures that were developed by a

group of automotive safety experts known

as the Side Airbag Technical Working

Group. These recommended testing

procedures help reduce the risk of injuries

related to the deployment of side airbags

(including the Safety Canopy).

significant side crashes or when a certain

likelihood of a rollover event is detected

by the rollover sensor. The Safety Canopy

is mounted to the roof side-rail sheet

metal, behind the headliner, above each

row of seats. In certain sideways crashes

or rollover events, the Safety Canopy will

be activated, regardless of which seats are

occupied. The Safety Canopy is designed

to inflate between the side window area

and occupants to further enhance

protection provided in side impact crashes

and rollover events.

CRASH SENSORS AND

AIRBAG INDICATOR

WARNING: Modifying or adding

equipment to the front end of your

vehicle (including hood, bumper system,

frame, front end body structure, tow

hooks and hood pins) may affect the

performance of the airbag system,

increasing the risk of injury. Do not

modify or add equipment to the front

end of your vehicle.

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The system consists of the following:

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Safety canopy curtain airbags above

the trim panels over the front and rear

side windows identified by a label or

wording on the headliner or roof-pillar

trim.

Your vehicle has a collection of crash and

occupant sensors which provide

information to the restraints control

module. The restraints control module

deploys (activates) the seatbelt

pretensioners, driver airbag, passenger

airbag, knee airbag(s), seat mounted side

airbags and the Safety Canopy. Based on

the type of crash, the restraints control

module deploys the appropriate safety

devices.

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A flexible headliner which opens above

the side doors to allow air curtain

deployment

· Crash sensors and monitoring

system with readiness indicator.

E67017

See Crash Sensors and Airbag

Indicator (page 52).

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Supplementary Restraints System

The restraints control module also

The fact that not all the safety devices

activate for all occupants in a crash does

not mean something is wrong with the

system. Rather, it means the restraints

control module determined the accident

conditions (crash severity, type of crash,

belt usage) were not appropriate to

activate these safety devices.

monitors the readiness of the above safety

devices plus the crash and occupant

sensors. The readiness of the safety

system is indicated by a warning indicator

light in the instrument cluster or by a

backup tone if the warning light is not

working. Routine maintenance of the

airbag is not required.

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The front airbags are designed to

activate only in frontal and near-frontal

crashes (not rollovers, side impacts or

rear impacts) unless the crash causes

sufficient frontal deceleration.

A difficulty with the system is indicated by

one or more of the following:

•

The seatbelt pretensioners are

designed to activate in frontal,

near-frontal and side crashes, and in

rollovers.

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The readiness light will not illuminate

immediately after you switch the

ignition on.

•

The knee airbag(s) may deploy based

on crash severity and occupant

conditions.

The side airbags are designed to inflate

in certain side impact crashes or

rollover events. Side airbags may

activate in other types of crashes if your

vehicle experiences sufficient sideways

motion or deformation, or a certain

likelihood of rollover.

The Safety Canopy is designed to

inflate in certain side impact crashes

or rollover events. The Safety Canopy

may activate in other types of crashes

if your vehicle experiences sufficient

sideways motion or deformation, or a

certain likelihood of rollover.

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The readiness light either flashes or

stays lit.

A series of five beeps is heard. The tone

pattern repeats periodically until the

problem, the light or both are repaired.

If any of these things happen, even

intermittently, have the supplemental

restraint system serviced at an authorized

dealer immediately. Unless serviced, the

system may not function properly in the

event of a crash.

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The restraint system is designed to

activate when the vehicle sustains

conditions sufficient to cause the restraint

control module to deploy a safety device.

AIRBAG DISPOSAL

Contact your authorized dealer as soon as

possible. Airbags must be disposed of by

qualified personnel.

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