ꢎffꢎctivꢎ whꢎn yoꢖ arꢎ sittꢂng back and  
					ꢖprꢂght ꢂn thꢎ sꢎat. Aꢂr bag ꢂnfꢌatꢎs with  
					grꢎat forcꢎ. If yoꢖ arꢎ ꢖnrꢎstraꢂnꢎdꢚ  
					ꢌꢎanꢂng foꢄardꢚ sittꢂng sꢂdꢎways or oꢖt  
					of posꢂtꢂon ꢂn any way, yoꢖ arꢎ at grꢎatꢎr  
					rꢂskof ꢂnꢇꢖꢉ or dꢎath ꢂn a crash and may  
					aꢑso rꢎcꢎꢂvꢎ sꢎrioꢖs or fataꢌ ꢂnꢇꢖrꢂꢎs  
					from thꢎ aꢂr bag ꢂf yoꢖ arꢎ ꢖp agaꢂnst ꢂt  
					whꢎn ꢂt ꢂnfꢌatꢎs.  
					The front seat pre-tensioner seat belt system  
					activates in conjunction with the air bag. Work-  
					ing with the seat belt retractor, it helps tighten  
					the seat belt the instant the vehicle becomes  
					involved in certain types of collisions, thereby  
					restraining seat occupants.  
					taꢂn typꢎs of frontaꢑ coꢑꢌꢂsꢂon bꢖt thꢎ  
					prꢎ-tꢎnsionꢎr ꢂs not actꢂvatꢎdꢔ bꢎ surꢎ  
					to havꢎ thꢎ prꢎ-tꢎnsionꢎr sꢎat bꢎꢌt sys-  
					tꢎm chꢎckꢎd and, ꢂf nꢎcꢎssaꢉꢔ rꢎpꢑacꢎd  
					by a NIꢘꢘAN dꢎaꢑꢎr.  
					DRIVER AIR BAG SYSTEM  
					This Supplemental Restraint System section  
					contains important information concerning the  
					driver air bag and pre-tensioner seat belt. The  
					Supplemental Restraint System Air Bag can  
					help reduce impact force to the driver in certain  
					frontal collisions. The air bag is designed to  
					sꢖppꢑꢎmꢎnt the crash protection provided by  
					the driver seat belt. and is not a sꢖbstꢂtꢖtꢎ for  
					it. The seat belts should always be correctly  
					worn and the driver seated a suitable distance  
					from the steering wheel. (See "Seat belts" earlier  
					in this section for instructions and precautions  
					on seat belt usage.)  
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					No unaꢖthorꢂzꢎd changꢎs shoꢖꢑd bꢎ  
					madꢎ to any componꢎnts'or wꢂrꢂng of  
					thꢎ prꢎ-tꢎnsꢂonꢎr sꢎat bꢎꢑt systꢎm. Thꢂs  
					ꢂs to prꢎvꢎnt accꢂdꢎntaꢑ rꢎtractꢂon or  
					The pre-tensioner is encased with the seat belt's  
					retractor. These seat belts are used the same as  
					conventional seat belts.  
					Seat belt pre-tensioner retractor  
					(if so equipped)  
					ꢎxtꢎnsꢂon of thꢎ prꢎ-tꢎnsionꢎr sꢎat bꢎꢌt When the pre-tensioner seat belt activates,  
					smoke is released and a loud noise may be  
					heard. The smoke is not harmful, but care should  
					be taken not to inhale it as it maycause irritation  
					and choking.  
					or damagꢎ to thꢎ prꢎ-tꢎnsꢂonꢎr sꢎat  
					bꢎꢑt opꢎration. Tampꢎring wꢂth thꢎ prꢎ-  
					tꢎnsionꢎr sꢎat bꢎꢌtsystꢎm may rꢎsuꢌt in  
					sꢎrꢂoꢖs Pꢕrsonaꢌ ꢂnꢇꢖꢉ.  
					Driver side door switch  
					Diagnosis sensor unit  
					SPA1 1 60  
					driver seated upright as far as practical away  
					from the steering wheel. Since the air bag  
					inflates quickly in order to help protect the  
					occupant, the force of the air bag inflating can  
					increase the risk of injury if the occupant is too  
					close to or is against the air bag module during  
					inflation. The air bag will 'deflate quickly after a  
					collision.  
					Air bag system  
					Whꢎn thꢎ ꢂgnꢂtꢂon swꢂtch is tꢖrnꢎd to thꢎ  
					If any abnormality occurs in the pre-tensioner  
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					Work aroꢖnd and on thꢎ prꢎ-tꢎnsꢂonꢎr  
					sꢎat bꢎꢌt systꢎm shoꢖꢑd bꢎ donꢎ by a  
					NIꢘꢘAN dꢎaꢑꢎr. Instaꢑꢌatꢂon of ꢎꢑꢎctrꢂcaꢑ  
					ꢎqꢖꢂpmꢎnt shoꢖꢌd aꢌso bꢎ ,donꢎ by a  
					NIꢘꢘAN dꢎaꢌꢎr. Unaꢖthorizꢎd ꢎꢌꢎctrꢂcaꢑ  
					tꢎst ꢎqꢖꢂpmꢎnt and probing dꢎvicꢎs  
					shoꢖꢌd not bꢎ ꢖsꢎd on thꢎ prꢎ-tꢎnsionꢎr  
					sꢎat bꢎꢌt systꢎm.  
					The driver air bag is located in the center of the  
					steering wheel. The air bag system is designed  
					to inflate in higher severity frontal collisions,  
					although it may inflate if the forces in another  
					type of collision are similar to those of a higher  
					severity frontal impact. When the air bag inflates,  
					a fairly loud noise may be heard, followed by  
					release of smoke. This smoke is not harmful and  
					does not indicate a fire, but care should be taken  
					not to intentionally inhale it, as it may cause  
					irritation and choking. The air bag, along with the  
					use of seat belts, helps to cushion the impact  
					force on the head and chest of the occupant.  
					system, the SRS air bag warning light 1ꢀ will ON posꢂtꢂon, thꢎ suppꢌꢎmꢎntaꢌ rꢎstraꢂnt  
					not come on, will flash intermittently or will turn systꢎm (ꢘRꢘ) aꢂr bag warnꢂng ꢌꢂght ꢂꢑꢌꢖmꢂ-  
					on for 7 seconds and remain on afterthe ignition natꢎs for aboꢖt 7 sꢎconds and thꢎn tꢖrns  
					off. Thꢂs ꢂndicatꢎs that thꢎ ꢘRꢘ aꢂr bag  
					key has been turned to the ON or START  
					position. In this case, the pre-tensioner seat belt systꢎm is opꢎratꢂonaꢌ.  
					may not function properly.  
					A
					WARNING:  
					Whꢎn thꢎ ꢂgnꢂtꢂon swꢂtch ꢂs tꢖrnꢎd to thꢎ  
					ON posꢂtionꢔ thꢎ sꢖppꢌꢎmꢎntaꢌ rꢎstraꢂnt  
					systꢎm (ꢘRꢘ) aꢂrbag warnꢂng ꢌight ꢂꢌꢌꢖmꢂ-  
					natꢎs for aboꢖt 7 sꢎconds and thꢎn tꢖrns  
					off. Thꢂs indꢂcatꢎs that thꢎ ꢘRꢘ aꢂr bag  
					systꢎm is opꢎratꢂona,ꢌ.  
					When selling your vehicle, we request that you  
					inform the buyer about the pre-tensioner seat  
					belt system and guide the buyer to the appro-  
					priate sections in this Owner's Manual.  
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					Thꢎ aꢂr bag ordꢂnarꢂꢌy wꢂꢌꢑ not ꢂnfꢑatꢎ ꢂn  
					thꢎ ꢎvꢎnt of a sꢂdꢎ ꢂmpactꢔ rꢎar ꢂmpact,  
					roꢌꢑ ovꢎr, or ꢑowꢎr sꢎvꢎrꢂty frontaꢌ coꢑꢌꢂ-  
					sion; so aꢑways wꢎar yoꢖr sꢎat bꢎꢌts to  
					hꢎꢑp rꢎdꢖcꢎ thꢎ risk or sꢎvꢎrꢂty of ꢂnꢇꢖꢉ  
					in varꢂous kꢂnds of accidꢎnts.  
					If yoꢖ nꢎꢎd to dꢂsposꢎ of thꢎ prꢎ-  
					tꢎnsꢂonꢎr or scrap thꢎ vꢎhꢂcꢌꢎ, contact a  
					NIꢘꢘAN dꢎaꢌꢎr. Corrꢎct prꢎ-tꢎnsꢂonꢎr  
					disposaꢑ procꢎdꢖrꢎs arꢎ sꢎt foꢗh ꢂn thꢎ  
					appropriatꢎ NIꢘꢘAN ꢘꢎꢙꢂcꢎ ManꢖaI. ꢌn-  
					corrꢎct disposaꢑ procꢎdꢖrꢎs coꢖꢌd caꢖsꢎ  
					pꢎꢐonaꢌ ꢂnꢇꢖꢉ.  
					The seat belts should be correctly worn and the  
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					Thꢎ sꢎat bꢎꢌts and thꢎ air bag arꢎ most  
					ꢘafꢎty - sꢎats, sꢎat bꢎꢑts and suppꢑꢎmꢎntaꢑ rꢎstraint systꢎm 1 -45  
					1 -44 ꢘafꢎꢍy - sꢎats, sꢎat bꢎꢑts and suppꢑꢎmꢎntaꢑ rꢎstraint systꢎm