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PRECAUTIONS ON

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT

SYSTEM

This Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) sec-

tion contains important information concerning

the driver and passenger front impact supple-

mental air bags, front seat side-impact supple-

mental air bags and front seat pre-tensioner seat

belts.

Supplemental front impact air bag system:

This system can help cushion the impact force to

the face and chest of the driver and front

passenger in certain frontal collisions.

Supplemental side-impact air bag system

(if so equipped): This system can help cushion

the impact force to the chest area of the driver

and front passenger in certain side impact colli-

sions. The front seat side-impact supplemental

air bags are designed to inflate on the side

where the vehicle is impacted.

These supplemental restraint systems are de-

signed to supplement the crash protection

provided by the driver and passenger seat belts

and are not a substitute for them. Seat belts

should always be correctly worn and the occu-

pant seated a suitable distance away from the

steering wheel, instrument panel, door finishers.

(See “Seat belts” earlier in this section for

instructions and precautions on seat belt usage.)

After turning the ignition key to the ON

position, the supplemental air bag warning

light illuminates. The supplemental air bag

warning light will turn off after about 7

seconds if the systems are operational.

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SYSTEM

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WARNING

쐌 The supplemental front air bags ordi-

narily will not inflate in the event of a

side impact, rear impact, roll over, or

lower severity frontal collision. Al-

ways wear your seat belts to help

reduce the risk or severity of injury in

various kinds of accidents.

쐌 The seat belts and the supplemental

front air bags are most effective

when you are sitting well back and

upright in the seat. Front air bags

inflate with great force. If you are

unrestrained, leaning forward, sitting

sideways or out of position in any

way, you are at greater risk of injury

or death in a crash. You may also

receive serious or fatal injuries from

the supplemental front air bag if you

are up against it when it inflates.

Always sit back against the seatback

and as far away as practical from the

steering wheel or instrument panel.

Always use the seat belts.

쐌 Keep hands on the outside of the

steering wheel. Placing them inside

the steering wheel rim could increase

the risk that they are injured when

the supplemental front air bag in-

flates.

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WARNING

쐌 Never let children ride unrestrained

or extend their hands or face out of

the window. Do not attempt to hold

them in your lap or arms. Some ex-

amples of dangerous riding positions

are shown in the previous illustra-

tions. Preteens and children should

be properly restrained in the rear

seat if possible.

쐌 Children may be severely injured or

killed when the supplemental front

air bags or side-impact air bags in-

flate if they are not properly re-

strained. Preteens and children

should be properly restrained in the

rear seat if possible.

쐌 Also never install a rear facing child

restraint in the front seat. An inflating

supplemental front air bag could se-

riously injure or kill your child. For

additional information, see “Child re-

straints” earlier in this section.

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WARNING

Supplemental side air bag:

쐌 The supplemental side air bag ordi-

narily will not inflate in the event of a

frontal impact, rear impact, rollover

or lower severity side collision. Al-

ways wear your seat belts to help

reduce the risk or severity of injury in

various kinds of accidents.

쐌 The seat belts and the supplemental

side air bag are most effective when

you are sitting well back and upright

in the seat. The side air bag inflates

with great force. Do not allow anyone

to place their hand, leg or face near

the side air bag on the side of the

seatback of the front seat or near the

side roof rails. Do not allow anyone

sitting in the front seat or rear out-

board seats to extend their hand out

of the window or lean against the

door. Some examples of dangerous

riding positions are shown in the pre-

vious illustrations.

쐌 When sitting in the rear seat, do not

hold onto the seatback of the front

seat. If the supplemental side air bag

inflates, you may be seriously in-

jured. Be especially careful with chil-

dren, who should always be properly

restrained.

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쐌 Do not use seat covers on the front

seatbacks. They may interfere with

supplemental side air bag inflation.

1. Supplemental front air bag modules

2. Supplemental side air bag modules

(if so equipped)

3. Satellite sensors

4. Diagnosis sensor unit

5. Seat belt pre-tensioner retractor

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Supplemental front air bag system

The driver supplemental air bag is located in the

center of the steering wheel; the front passenger

supplemental air bag is mounted in the instru-

ment panel above the glove box. These systems

are designed to meet certification requirements

under Canadian regulations. All of the infor-

mation, cautions and warnings in this

manual still apply and must be followed.

The supplemental front air bags are designed to

inflate in higher severity frontal collisions, al-

though they may inflate if the forces in another

type of collision are similar to those of a higher

severity frontal impact. They may not inflate in

certain frontal collisions. Vehicle damage (or lack

of it) is not always an indication of proper

supplemental air bag operation.

When the supplemental front 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. Care should be taken

not to inhale it, as it may cause irritation and

choking. Those with a history of a breathing

condition should get fresh air promptly.

Supplemental front air bags, along with the use

of seat belts, helps to cushion the impact force

on the face and chest of the front occupants.

They can help save lives and reduce serious

injuries. However, an inflating front air bag may

cause facial abrasions or other injuries. Front air

bags do not provide restraint to the lower body.

The seat belts should be correctly worn and the

driver and passenger seated upright as far as

practical away from the steering wheel or instru-

ment panel. The supplemental front air bags

inflate quickly in order to help protect the front

occupants. Because of this, the force of the front

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 the collision is over.

After turning the ignition key to the ON

position, the supplemental air bag warning

light illuminates. The supplemental air bag

warning light will turn off after about 7

seconds if the system is operational.

WARNING

쐌 Do not place any objects on the

steering wheel pad or on the instru-

ment panel. Also, do not place any

objects between any occupant and

the steering wheel or instrument

panel. Such objects may become

dangerous projectiles and cause in-

jury if the supplemental front air bag

inflates.

쐌 Right after inflation, several air bag

system components will be hot. Do

not touch them; you may severely

burn yourself.

쐌 No unauthorized changes should be

made to any components or wiring of

the supplemental front air bag sys-

tem. This is to prevent accidental in-

flation of the air bag or damage to

the air bag system.

쐌 Do not make unauthorized changes

to your vehicle’s electrical system,

suspension system or front end

structure. This could affect proper

operation of the supplemental air

bag system.

쐌 Tampering with the supplemental

front air bag system may result in

serious personal injury. Tampering

includes changes to the steering

wheel and the instrument panel as-

sembly by placing material over the

steering wheel pad, above the dash-

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board, or by installing additional trim

material around the air bag system.

쐌 Work around and on the supplemen-

tal front air bag system should be

done by a NISSAN dealer. Installa-

tion of electrical equipment should

also be done by a NISSAN dealer.

The yellow and orange Supplemental

Restrain System (SRS) wiring and

connectors should not be modified or

disconnected. Unauthorized electri-

cal test equipment and probing de

vices should not be used on the air

bag system.

쐌 A cracked windshield should be re-

placed immediately by a qualified re-

pair facility. A cracked windshield

could affect inflation of the supple-

mental air bag system.

쐌 The SRS wiring harness connectors

are yellow and orange for easy iden-

tification.

When selling your vehicle, we request that you

inform the buyer about the supplemental front air

bag system and guide the buyer to the appro-

priate sections in this Owner’s Manual.

Supplemental side air bag system (if

so equipped)

The supplemental side air bags are located in

the outside of the seatback of the front seats. All

of the information, cautions and warnings

in this manual still apply and must be

followed. The supplemental side air bags are

designed to inflate in higher severity side colli-

sions on the side where the vehicle is impacted,

although they may inflate if the forces in another

type of collision are similar to those of a higher

severity side impact. They are designed to inflate

on the side where the vehicle is impacted. They

may not inflate in certain side collisions. Vehicle

damage (or lack of it) is not always an indication

of proper supplemental side air bag operation.

When the supplemental side 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. Care should be taken

not to inhale it, as it may cause irritation and

choking. Those with a history of a breathing

condition should get fresh air promptly.

Supplemental side air bags, along with the use

of seat belts, help to cushion the impact force on

the head and the chest of the front occupants.

They can help save lives and reduce serious

injuries. However, an inflating side air bag may

cause abrasions or other injuries. Supplemental

side air bags do not provide restraint to the lower

body.

The seat belts should be correctly worn and the

driver and passenger seated upright as far as

practical away from the side air bag. Rear seat

passengers should be seated as far away as

practical from the door finishers and side roof

rails. The side air bags inflate quickly in order to

help protect the front occupants. Because of

this, the force of the side air bag inflating can

increase the risk of injury if the occupant is too

close to, or is against, these air bag modules

during inflation. The side air bag will deflate

quickly after the collision is over.

After turning the ignition key to the ON

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position, the supplemental air bag warning

light illuminates. The air bag warning light

will turn off after about 7 seconds if the

systems are operational.

WARNING

쐌 Do not place any objects near the

seatback of the front seats. Also, do

not place any objects (an umbrella,

bag, etc.) between the front door fin-

isher and the front seat. Such objects

may become dangerous projectiles

and cause injury if the side air bag

inflates.

쐌 Right after inflation, several side air

bag system components will be hot.

Do not touch them; you may severely

burn yourself.

쐌 No unauthorized changes should be

made to any components or wiring of

this side air bag system. This is to

prevent accidental inflation of the

side air bag or damage to the side air

bag system.

쐌 Do not make unauthorized changes

to your vehicle’s electrical system,

suspension system or side panel.

This could affect proper operation of

the supplemental side air bag sys-

tem.

쐌 Tampering with the supplemental

system may result in serious per-

sonal injury. For example, do not

change the front seat by placing ma-

terial near the seatback or by install-

ing additional trim material, such as

seat covers, around the side air bag.

쐌 Work around and on the side air bag

system should be done by a NISSAN

dealer. Installation of electrical

equipment should also be done by a

NISSAN dealer. The SRS wiring har-

nesses* should not be modified or

disconnected. Unauthorized electri-

cal test equipment and probing de-

vices should not be used on the side

air bag system.

* The SRS wiring harnesses are cov-

ered with yellow and orange insula-

tion either just before the harness

connectors or over the complete har-

ness for easy identification.

When selling your vehicle, we request that you

inform the buyer about the side air bag system

and guide the buyer to the appropriate sections

in this Owner’s Manual.

Pre-tensioner seat belt system (For

front seats)

WARNING

쐌 The pre-tensioner seat belt cannot be

reused after activation. It must be

replaced together with the retractor

as a unit.

쐌 If the vehicle becomes involved in a

frontal collision but the pre-tensioner

is not activated, be sure to have the

pre-tensioner system checked and, if

necessary, replaced by your NISSAN

dealer.

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쐌 No unauthorized changes should be

made to any components or wiring of

the pre-tensioner seat belt system.

This is to prevent accidental activa-

tion of the pre-tensioner seat belt or

damage to the pre-tensioner seat

belt operation. Tampering with the

pre-tensioner seat belt system may

result in serious personal injury.

쐌 Work around and on the preten-

sioner seat belt system should be

done by a NISSAN dealer. Installa-

tion of electrical equipment should

also be done by a NISSAN dealer.

Unauthorized electrical test equip-

ment and probing devices should not

be used on the pretensioner seat belt

system.

쐌 If you need to dispose of the pre-

tensioner or scrap the vehicle, con-

tact a NISSAN dealer. Correct pre-

tensioner disposal procedures are

set forth in the appropriate NISSAN

Service Manual. Incorrect disposal

procedures could cause personal

injury.

The front seat pre-tensioner seat belt system

activates in conjunction with the supplemental

front air bag. Working with the seat belt retrac-

tor, it helps tighten the seat belt the instant the

vehicle becomes involved in certain types of

collisions, helping to restrain front seat occu-

pants.

The pre-tensioner is encased with the seat belt’s

retractor. These seat belts are used the same as

conventional seat belts.

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 may cause irritation

and choking. Those with a history of a breathing

condition should get fresh air promptly.

If any abnormality occurs in the pre-tensioner

seat belt system, the supplemental air bag warn-

ing light

will not come on, will flash inter-

mittently or will turn on for 7 seconds and remain

on after the ignition key has been turned to the

ON or START position. In this case, the pre-

tensioner seat belt may not function properly.

They must be checked and repaired. Take your

vehicle to the nearest NISSAN dealer.

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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