front air bag system. Tampering with the seat belt system may result in serious personal injury.

.Work on and around the front air bag system should be done by an INFINITI dealer. Installation of electrical equip- ment should also be done by an INFINITI dealer. The Supplemental Restraint Sys- tem (SRS) wiring should not be modified or disconnected. Unauthorized electrical test equipment and probing devices should not be used on the air bag system.

.A cracked windshield should be re- placed immediately by a qualified repair facility. A cracked windshield could affect the function of the supplemental air bag system.

.The SRS wiring harness connectors are yellow and orange for easy identifica- tion.

When selling your vehicle, we request that you inform the buyer about the front air bag system and guide the buyer to the appropriate sections in this Owners Man- ual.

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FRONT SEAT-MOUNTED SIDE-IM- PACT SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG AND ROOF-MOUNTED CURTAIN SIDE-IM- PACT AND ROLLOVER SUPPLEMEN- TAL AIR BAG SYSTEMS

The side air bags are located in the outside of the seatback of the front seats. The curtain and rollover air bags are located in the side roof rails. These systems are designed to meet voluntary guidelines to help reduce the risk of injury to out-of- position occupants. However, all of the information, cautions and warnings in this manual still apply and must be followed. The side air bags and curtain and rollover

air bags are designed to inflate in higher severity side collisions, 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 on the side where the vehicle is impacted. Curtain and rollover air bags are also designed to inflate in certain types of rollover collisions or near rollovers.

Vehicle damage (or lack of it) is not always an indication of proper side air bag and curtain and rollover air bag operation.

When the side air bags and curtain and rollover air bags inflate, 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.

Side air bags, along with the use of seat belts, help to cushion the impact force on the chest and pelvic area of the front occupants. Curtain and rollover air bags help to cushion the impact force to the head of occupants in the front and rear outboard seating positions. They can help

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