Supplementary Restraints System
ProperDriverandFrontPassenger
DRIVER AND PASSENGER
AIRBAGS
Seating Adjustment
WARNING
WARNINGS
National Highway Traffic Safety
Never place your arm or any objects
over an airbag module. Placing your
arm over a deploying airbag can
Administration (NHTSA)
recommends a minimum distance
of at least 10 inches (25 centimeters)
between an occupant’s chest and the
driver airbag module.
result in serious arm fractures or other
injuries. Objects placed on or over the
airbag inflation area may cause those
objects to be propelled by the airbag into
your face and torso causing serious injury.
To properly position yourself away from
the airbag:
Airbags can kill or injure a child in a
•
Move your seat to the rear as far as you
can while still reaching the pedals
comfortably.
child seat. Never place a rear-facing
child seat in front of an active airbag.
If you must use a forward-facing child seat
in the front seat, move the seat upon which
the child seat is installed all the way back.
•
Recline the seat slightly (one or two
degrees) from the upright position.
After all occupants have adjusted their
seats and put on safety belts, it is very
important that they continue to sit
properly. A properly seated occupant sits
upright, leaning against the seat back, and
centered on the seat cushion, with their
feet comfortably extended on the floor.
Sitting improperly can increase the chance
of injury in a crash event. For example, if
an occupant slouches, lies down, turns
sideways, sits forward, leans forward or
sideways, or puts one or both feet up, the
chance of injury during a crash is greatly
increased.
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The driver and front passenger airbags will
deploy during significant frontal and near
frontal crashes.
Children and Airbags
WARNING
The driver and passenger front airbag
Airbags can kill or injure a child in a
system consists of:
child seat. Never place a rear-facing
•
•
Driver and passenger airbag modules.
Front passenger sensing system.
child seat in front of an active airbag.
If you must use a forward-facing child seat
in the front seat, move the seat upon which
the child seat is installed all the way back.
· Crash sensors and monitoring
system with readiness indicator.
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See Crash Sensors and Airbag
Indicator (page 45).
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