The front air bags deflate quickly after a collision.

The front air bags operate only when the ignition switch is in the ON position.

After pushing the ignition switch to the ON position, the supplemental air bag warn- ing light illuminates. The supplemental air bag warning light will turn off after about 7 seconds if the system is operational.

 

Status light:

 

 

 

The front passenger air bag status light

 

is located under the climate controls.

 

The light operates as follows:

 

 

 

. Unoccupied passenger seat: The

 

is

 

OFF and the front passenger air bag is

 

OFF and will not inflate in a crash.

 

 

. Passenger seat occupied by a small

 

adult, child or child restraint as out-

 

lined in this section: The

illumi-

 

nates to indicate that the front

 

passenger air bag is OFF and will not

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inflate in a crash.

 

 

 

 

 

Front passenger air bag status light

. Occupied passenger seat and

the

Front passenger air bag and status

passenger meets the conditions out-

light

lined in this section: The light

 

is

 

OFF to indicate that the front passenger

WARNING

air bag is operational.

 

 

Front passenger air bag:

 

 

The front passenger air bag is designed to

 

 

The front passenger air bag is designed to

automatically turn OFF under some condi-

automatically turn OFF when the vehicle is

tions. Read this section carefully to learn

operated under some conditions as

de-

how it operates. Proper use of the seat, seat

scribed below as permitted by U.S. regula-

belt and child restraints is necessary for

tions. If the front passenger air bag is OFF,

most effective protection. Failure to follow

it will not inflate in a crash. The driver air

all instructions in this manual concerning

bag and other air bags in your vehicle are

the use of seats, seat belts and child

not part of this system.

 

 

restraints can increase the risk or severity

The purpose of the regulation is to help

of injury in an accident.

 

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Safety Seats,

seat belts and supplemental restraint system

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