Equipment mounted or placed within the deployment zones of the dual
air bag SRS will reduce the effectiveness of the air bags, damage the air
bags and potentially damage or dislodge the equipment, which may
result in personal injury.
Do not place objects or mount equipment on or near the air bag
cover on the side of the seatbacks of the front seats or in front
seat areas that may come into contact with a deploying air bag. Failure
to follow these instructions may increase the risk of personal injury in
the event of a collision.
Before mounting any equipment to your vehicle, refer to the following
illustrations for air bag deployment zones. Aftermarket equipment may
not be installed within the illustrated air bag deployment zones.
•Driver’s and passenger’s side air bag (deployed).
113.75 inches (349.25 mm) radius from center of air bag door.
217.72 inches (450 mm) from center of air bag door.
329.53 inches (750 mm) in width.
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•Area between seats on tunnel
for equipment use.
7Do not exceed width of 9.79
inches (248.7 mm).
Air bag supplement restraint system (SRS) do’s and don’ts
There are four very important reasons to always use safety belts with the
air bag SRS.
1. Help restrain the occupants to increase the effectiveness of the air bag
SRS when it inflates.
2. Reduce the risk of injury in rollover, side or rear impact accidents.
The air bag SRS is not designed to inflate in these types of accidents.
3. Reduce the risk of injury in frontal collisions that are not severe
enough to activate the dual air bag SRS.
4. Reduce the risk of being thrown from the vehicle.
•Always use safety belts with the air bag supplemental restraint
system.
All occupants of the vehicle, including the driver, should always
properly wear their safety belts, even when an air bag
supplemental restraint system (SRS) is provided.
•DO NOT mount or place any objects in the deployment path of
an air bag.
Do not place objects or mount equipment on or near the air bag
cover on the side of the seatbacks of the front seats or in front
seat areas that may come into contact with a deploying air bag. Failure
to follow these instructions may increase the risk of personal injury in
the event of a collision.
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