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HOW DO THE FRONT AIRBAGS

WORK

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The driver and front passenger airbags

deploy during significant frontal and near

frontal crashes.

The driver and passenger front airbag

system consists of:

• Driver and passenger airbag modules.

• Front passenger sensing system.

• Crash sensors and monitoring system

with readiness indicator. See Crash

Sensors and Airbag Indicator (page

58).

The airbags are a supplemental restraint

system and are designed to work with the

seatbelts to help protect the driver and

right front passenger from certain upper

body injuries. Airbags do not inflate slowly;

there is a risk of injury from a deploying

airbag.

Note: You will hear a loud bang and see a

cloud of harmless powdery residue if an

airbag deploys. This is normal.

The airbags inflate and deflate rapidly

upon activation. After airbag deployment,

it is normal to notice a smoke-like, powdery

residue or smell the burnt propellant. This

may consist of cornstarch, talcum powder

(to lubricate the bag) or sodium

compounds (for example, baking soda)

that result from the combustion process

that inflates the airbag. Small amounts of

sodium hydroxide may be present which

may irritate the skin and eyes, but none of

the residue is toxic.

Contact with a deploying airbag may cause

abrasions or swelling. Temporary hearing

loss is also a possibility as a result of the

noise associated with a deploying airbag.

Because airbags must inflate rapidly and

with considerable force, there is the risk of

death or serious injuries such as fractures,

facial and eye injuries or internal injuries,

particularly to occupants who are not

properly restrained or are otherwise out of

position at the time of airbag deployment.

Thus, it is extremely important that

occupants be properly restrained as far

away from the airbag module as possible.

Routine maintenance of the airbags is not

required.

HOW DO THE SIDE AIRBAGS

WORK

WARNING: Do not place objects

or mount equipment on or near the

airbag cover, on the side of the front seat

backrests, or in areas that may come into

contact with a deploying airbag. Failure

to follow this instruction could result in

personal injury or death.

WARNING: Do not use accessory

seat covers. The use of accessory seat

covers may prevent the deployment of

the airbags and the seatbelt from

retracting correctly which could increase

the risk of injuries in a crash.

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WARNING: Do not lean your head

on the door. The side airbag could injure

you as it deploys from the side of the

seatback.

The side airbags are on the outermost side

of the front seat backrests. In certain

sideways crashes or rollovers, the airbags

inflate. The airbag was designed to inflate

between the door panel and occupant to

further enhance the protection provided

occupants in side impact crashes.

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The system consists of:

• A label or embossed side panel

indicating that your vehicle has side

airbags.

• Side airbags inside the driver and front

passenger seat backrests.

• Crash sensors and monitoring system

with a readiness indicator. See Crash

Sensors and Airbag Indicator (page

58).

Note: For some models, the passenger

sensing system deactivates the passenger

seat-mounted side airbag if it detects an

empty passenger seat.

HOW DO THE KNEE AIRBAGS

WORK

WARNING: To reduce risk of injury,

do not obstruct or place objects in the

deployment path of the airbag.

WARNING: Close the glove box

door when your vehicle is moving. Failure

to follow this instruction could reduce

the effectiveness of the passenger knee

airbag and increase the risk of injury in a

crash.

A driver knee airbag is under or within the

instrument panel. A passenger knee airbag

is within or under the glove compartment.

During a crash, the restraints control

module may activate the driver and

passenger knee airbags based on crash

severity and occupant conditions. Under

certain crash and occupant conditions, the

driver and passenger knee airbag may

deploy but the driver front airbag may not

activate.

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As with front and side airbags, it is

important to be properly seated and

restrained to reduce the risk of death or

serious injury.

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Make sure the knee airbag is

operating properly. See Crash

Sensors and Airbag Indicator

(page 58).

HOW DOES THE SAFETY

CANOPY™ WORK - COUPE

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

instructions may increase the risk of

personal injury in the event of a crash.

WARNING: Do not lean your head

on the door. The curtain airbag could

injure you as it deploys from the

headliner.

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.

The Safety Canopy deploys during

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 activates,

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.

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The system consists of:

• Safety Canopy curtain airbags above

the trim panels over the front and rear

side windows. They are identified by a

label or wording on the headliner or

roof pillar trim.

• A flexible headliner which opens above

the side doors to allow air curtain

deployment

• Crash sensors and monitoring system

with a readiness indicator. See Crash

Sensors and Airbag Indicator (page

58).

Properly restrain children 12 years old and

under in the rear seats. The Safety Canopy

airbags 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.

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AIRBAG PRECAUTIONS

WARNING: Airbags do not inflate

slowly or gently, and the risk of injury

from a deploying airbag is the greatest

close to the trim covering the airbag

module.

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.

WARNING: Properly secure

children 12 years old and under in a rear

seating position whenever possible. If

you are unable to properly secure all

children in a rear seating position,

properly secure the largest child on the

front seat. If you must use a forward

facing child restraint on the front seat,

move the seat as far back as possible.

Failure to follow these instructions could

result in personal injury or death.

WARNING: Do not place your arms

on the airbag cover or through the

steering wheel. Failure to follow this

instruction could result in personal injury.

WARNING: Keep the areas in front

of the airbags free from obstruction. Do

not affix anything to or over the airbag

covers. Objects could become projectiles

during airbag deployment. Failure to

follow this instruction could result in

personal injury or death.

WARNING: To reduce risk of injury,

do not obstruct or place objects in the

deployment path of the airbag.

WARNING: Do not place a

rearward facing child restraint in front of

an active airbag. Failure to follow this

instruction could result in personal injury

or death.

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.

WARNING: Several airbag system

components get hot after inflation. To

reduce the risk of injury, do not touch

them after inflation.

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.

PROPERLY ADJUSTING THE

DRIVER AND FRONT

PASSENGER SEATS

WARNING: National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

recommends a minimum distance of at

least 10 in (25 cm) between an

occupant's chest and the driver airbag

module.

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To properly position yourself away from

the airbag:

• Move your seat to the rear as far as you

can while still reaching the pedals

comfortably.

• Recline the seat slightly one or two

degrees from the upright position.

After all occupants have adjusted their

seats and put on seatbelts, it is very

important that they continue to sit

properly. Properly seated occupants sit

upright, lean against the seat backrest, and

center themselves 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

greatly increases.

CHILDREN AND AIRBAGS

WARNING: Do not place a

rearward facing child restraint in front of

an active airbag. Failure to follow this

instruction could result in personal injury

or death.

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Children must always be properly

restrained. Accident statistics suggest that

children are safer when properly restrained

in the rear seating positions than in the

front seating position. Failure to follow

these instructions may increase the risk of

injury in a crash.

FRONT PASSENGER SENSING

SYSTEM

WHAT IS THE FRONT PASSENGER

SENSING SYSTEM

This system detects a properly seated

occupant and determines if the front

passenger airbag should be enabled.

HOW DOES THE FRONT

PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM

WORK

The system uses a passenger airbag status

indicator which illuminates indicating that

the front passenger frontal airbag is either

enabled or disabled.

Note: When you first switch the power on,

the passenger airbag status indicator off

and on lamps illuminate for a short period

to confirm they are functional.

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The indicators are in the center of the

instrument panel.

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The front passenger sensing system is

designed to disable the front passenger

frontal airbag under these conditions:

• The front passenger seat is

unoccupied.

• The system determines an infant is

present in a child restraint.

• A passenger takes their weight off of

the seat for a period of time.

• If there is a problem with the airbag

system or the passenger sensing

system.

Note: Even with this technology, parents

are strongly encouraged to always properly

restrain children in the rear seat.

• When the front passenger sensing

system disables the front passenger

frontal airbag, the passenger airbag

status indicator illuminates the off

lamp.

• If you have installed the child restraint

and the passenger airbag status

indicator illuminates the on lamp,

switch your vehicle off, remove the

child restraint from your vehicle and

reinstall the restraint following the

child restraint manufacturer's

instructions.

The front passenger sensing system works

with sensors that are part of the front

passenger seat and seatbelt. The sensors

are designed to detect the presence of a

properly seated occupant and determine

if the front passenger frontal airbag should

be enabled.

• When the front passenger sensing

system enables the front passenger

frontal airbag, the passenger airbag

status indicator illuminates the on

lamp.

If a person of adult size is sitting in the front

passenger seat, but the passenger airbag

status indicator off lamp is illuminated, it

is possible that the person is not sitting

properly in the seat. If this happens:

• Switch your vehicle off and ask the

person to place the seat backrest in an

upright position.

• Have the person sit upright in the seat,

centered on the seat cushion, with the

person's legs comfortably extended.

• Restart your vehicle and have the

person remain in this position for about

two minutes. This allows the system

to detect that person and enable the

passenger frontal airbag.

• If the indicator off lamp remains

illuminated even after this, you should

advise the person to ride in the rear

seat.

After all occupants have adjusted their

seats and put on seatbelts, it is very

important that they continue to sit upright,

leaning against the seat backrest, 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 greatly

increases.

If you think that the state of the passenger

airbag status indicator lamp is incorrect,

check for the following:

• Objects lodged underneath the seat.

• Objects between the seat cushion and

the center console.

• Objects hanging off the seat backrest.

• Objects stowed in the seat backrest

map pocket.

• Objects placed on the occupant's lap.

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• Cargo interference with the seat

• Other passengers pushing or pulling on

the seat.

• Rear passenger feet and knees resting

or pushing on the seat.

The listed conditions could cause the

weight of a properly seated occupant to

be incorrectly interpreted by the front

passenger sensing system. The person in

the front passenger seat could appear

heavier or lighter due to the conditions

listed.

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Make sure the front passenger

sensing system is operating

properly. See Crash Sensors

and Airbag Indicator (page 58).

If the airbag readiness light is on, do the

following:

• Pull your vehicle over.

• Switch your vehicle off.

• Check for any objects lodged

underneath the front passenger seat

or cargo interfering with the seat.

• Remove the obstruction if found.

• Restart your vehicle.

• Wait at least two minutes and verify

that the airbag readiness light in the

instrument cluster is no longer

illuminated.

• If the airbag readiness light in the

instrument cluster remains illuminated,

there may be a problem due to the

front passenger sensing system.

Do not attempt to repair or service the

system. Take your vehicle in for service

immediately.

If it is necessary to modify an advanced

front airbag system to accommodate a

person with disabilities, contact your

Customer Relationship Center.

FRONT PASSENGER SENSING

SYSTEM PRECAUTIONS

WARNING: Sitting improperly, out

of position or with the seatback reclined

too far can take weight off the seat

cushion and affect the decision of the

passenger sensing system, resulting in

serious injury or death in the event of a

crash. Always sit upright against your

seat back, with your feet on the floor.

WARNING: Any alteration or

modification to the front passenger seat

may affect the performance of the front

passenger sensing system. This could

seriously increase the risk of injury or

death.

WARNING: Do not place objects

under the front passenger seat or

between the seat and the center

console. Failure to follow this instruction

may interfere with the front passenger

seat sensing system and increase the

risk of injury or death in a crash.

WARNING: Check the passenger

airbag indicator lamp for proper airbag

status. Failure to follow this instruction

could result in personal injury or death.

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FRONT PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM INDICATORS

Passenger AirbagPassenger Airbag Status

Indicator

Occupant

DisabledOFF: IlluminatedEmpty

ON: Not Illuminated

DisabledOFF: IlluminatedChild

ON: Not Illuminated

EnabledOFF: Not IlluminatedAdult

ON: Illuminated

CRASH SENSORS AND

AIRBAG INDICATOR

WARNING: Modifying or adding

equipment to the front of your vehicle

could affect the performance of the

airbag system, increasing the risk of

injury. This includes the hood, bumper

system, frame, front body structure, tow

hooks, hood pins, push bar and

snowplows.

Your vehicle has a collection of crash and

occupant sensors. These sensors provide

information to the restraints control

module which activates the following:

• Front seatbelt pretensioners.

• Driver airbag.

• Passenger airbag.

• Knee airbag(s).

• Seat mounted side airbags.

• Adaptive steering column.

• Safety Canopy airbags.

Based on the type of crash, the restraints

control module deploys the appropriate

safety devices.

The restraints control module also

monitors the readiness of the above safety

devices plus the crash and occupant

sensors. The safety system displays an

indicator in the instrument cluster when it

is ready. The system sends out a tone as

a backup if it is not working. The airbag

does not require routine maintenance.

One or more of the following may indicate

a system issue:

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The readiness light does not

immediately illuminate after you

switch the power on.

• The readiness light either flashes or

stays on.

• You hear a series of five tones. The

tone pattern periodically repeats until

the problem, the light or both are

repaired.

If any of these things happen, even

intermittently, have the supplemental

restraint system immediately serviced.

Unless serviced, the system may not

properly function in the event of a crash.

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The fact that the seatbelt pretensioners

or front airbags did not activate for both

front seat occupants in a crash does not

mean that something is wrong with the

system. Rather, it means the restraints

control module determined the accident

conditions (crash severity, seatbelt usage)

were not appropriate to activate these

safety devices.

• The front airbags activate only in

frontal and near-frontal crashes. The

front airbags may activate in rollovers,

side impacts or rear impacts if the

crash causes sufficient frontal

deceleration.

• The seatbelt pretensioners activate in

frontal, near-frontal and side crashes,

and in rollovers.

• The knee airbag deploys based on

crash severity and occupant conditions.

• The side airbags inflate in certain side

impact crashes or rollover events. Side

airbags may activate in other types of

crashes if the vehicle experiences

sufficient sideways motion or

deformation.

• The Safety Canopy inflates in certain

side impact crashes or rollover events.

The Safety Canopy may activate in

other types of crashes if the vehicle

experiences sufficient sideways motion

or deformation, or a certain likelihood

of rollover.

DISPOSING OF AIRBAGS

Contact your authorized dealer as soon as

possible. Airbags must be disposed of by

qualified personnel.

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