2008 MITSUBISHI COLT Owner's Manual (in English)

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WARNING!
●Infants and small children should never be unre-
strained, stand up agains t the instrument panel or
held in your arms or on you r lap. They could be seri-
ously injured or killed in a collision, including when
the air bag inflates. They should be properly seated
in the rear seat in an a ppropriate child restraint sys-
tem. See the “Child restraint” section in this owner’s
manual.
WARNING!
● A REARWARD FACING CHILD RESTRAINT
must NOT be used in the front passenger seat if the
front passenger’s air bag has not been deactivated.
The force of an inflating air bag could kill or seri-
ously injure the child.
A rearward facing child re straint should be used in
the rear seat.
Front passenger’s air bag ON

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NOTE[Vehicles with front passenger’s air bag ON-OFF switch]● If you have a rearward facing child restraint system that
cannot be fitted to any seat other than the front passenger
seat, be sure to turn OFF the front passenger’s air bag ON-
OFF switch before using it. (R efer to “To turn an air bag
off” on page 2-54.)
Front passenger’s air bag OFF
WARNING!
● A FORWARD FACING CHILD RESTRAINT
should be used in the rear seat whenever possible; if
it must be used in the front passenger seat, adjust
the seat to the most rearward position. Failure to do
so could kill or cause s erious injury to the child.
WARNING!
●Older children should be seated in the rear seat,
properly wearing the seat belt, with an appropriate
booster seat if needed.

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Caution for installing the child restraint on
vehicle with front passenger air bag
The label shown here is attached to vehicles with a front pas-
senger air bag.
How the supplemental restraint system worksE00407300166
The SRS includes the following components:
WARNING!
●Extreme Hazard!
Do not use a rearward faci ng child restraint on a
seat protected by an ai r bag in front of it!
1- Air bag module (Driver)
2- Front passenger’s air bag off indicator lamp*
3- Air bag module (Passenger)*
4- Front impact sensors
5- Air bag control unit
6- Front passenger’s air bag ON-OFF switch*

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The air bags will operate only when the ignition switch is in the
“ON” or “START” position.When the impact sensors detect
an impact of sufficient frontal
or side force, an automated circuit ignites materials in the infla-
tor to generate gas and inflate the air bags.
The deployment of the air bags produces a sudden, loud noise,
and releases some smoke and powder, but these conditions are
not injurious and do not indicate a fire in the vehicle. People
with respiratory problems may feel some temporary irritation
from chemicals used to produce the deployment; open the win-
dows after air bag deployment, if safe to do so.
The air bags deflate very rapidl y after deployment, so there is
little danger of obscured vision.
The time required from the sensors detecting an impact to
deflation of the air bags after deployment is shorter than a blink
of an eye.
7- Side air bag modules*
8- Curtain air bag modules*
9- Side impact sensors*CAUTION!
● Air bags inflate at an ex tremely rapid speed. In cer-
tain situations, contact with inflating air bags can
result in light cuts, bruises, and the like.

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Front passenger’s air bag ON-OFF switch*E00410100139
The front passenger’s air bag ON-OFF switch can be used to
disable the front passenger’s air bag. If you have a rearward
facing child restraint system that cannot be fitted to any seat
other than the front passenger seat, be sure to turn OFF the
front passenger’s air bag ON-OFF switch before using it.
(Refer to “To turn an air bag off” on page 2-54.)
Front passenger’s air bag ON-OFF switch is located in the
glove box.
WARNING!
●To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury:
• Always remove the key from the ignition switch
before operating an air bag ON-OFF switch. Fail-
ure to do so could adversely affect the air bag per-
formance.
• Wait at least 60 seconds to operate the air bag ON- OFF switch after turning the ignition switch from
the “ON” position to the “LOCK” position.
The air bag SRS system is designed to retain
enough voltage to deploy the air bag.
• Be sure that the key is in the “ON” or “OFF” posi- tion.
Always remove the key from an air bag ON-OFF
switch after operating the switch.
Never remove the key, when the key-position is
between “ON” and “OFF”.
Neglecting to do so coul d lead to an inaccurate
key-position of the air bag ON-OFF switch.

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To turn an air bag offE00410600121
To turn an air bag off, follow these steps:1. Insert the key into the key opening of the air bag ON-OFF
switch, push the key inwards until stopped by a touch and
then turn the key from the “ON” to the “OFF” position
(anticlockwise).
2. Be sure that the key is in the “OFF” position before removing the key from the key opening of the air bag ON-
OFF switch.
3. Insert the key into the ignition switch, and turn the igni- tion to the “ON” position.
The air bag off indicator lamp, with the word “OFF PASS AIR
BAG” (depending on which air bag has been turned off) should
illuminate. This tells you that the air bag is OFF and will NOT
deploy. (Refer to “Front passenger’s air bag off indicator lamp”
on page 2-56.) The air bag will remain OFF, and will NOT deploy, until it is
turned ON again.
WARNING!
●
To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury:
• If the indicator does not come on when the front
passenger’s air bag ON-OFF switch is turned OFF,
do not fit a rearward facing child restraint system
to the front passenger seat.
• Do not turn OFF the fron t passenger’s air bag ON-
OFF switch except when a rearward facing child
restraint system is fitt ed to the front passenger
seat.

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To turn an air bag onE00410700092
To turn an air bag on, follow these steps:1. Insert the key into the key opening of the air bag ON-OFF
switch, push the key inwards until stopped by a touch and
then turn the key from the “OFF” to the “ON” position
(clockwise).
2. Be sure that the key is in the “ON” position before remov- ing the key from the key opening of the air bag ON-OFF
switch.
3. Insert the key into the ignition switch and turn the ignition to the “ON” position.
The air bag off indicator lamp, with the word “OFF PASS AIR
BAG” (depending upon which air bag has been turned back
on) should not illuminate. The air bag will remain ON, and will be ready to deploy, until
it is turned OFF again.
WARNING!
●
To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury:
• Turn ON the front passenger’s air bag ON-OFF
switch immediately after removing a rearward
facing child restraint sy stem from the front pas-
senger seat.
• If the indicator remains on when the front passen- ger’s air bag ON-OFF switch is turned ON, do not
allow anyone to sit on the front passenger seat.

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Front passenger’s air bag off indicator lamp*E00410200169
When the front passenger’s air bag ON-OFF switch is turned
OFF, the indicator will stay on to show that the front passen-
ger’s air bag is not operational.
When the front passenger’s air bag ON-OFF switch is turned
ON, the indicator goes off to show that the front passenger’s air
bag is operational.
WARNING!
● If the indicator behaves in any of the following ways,
there may be a fault in the air bag system. We rec-
ommend that you have th e vehicle inspected by a
MITSUBISHI MOTORS Auth orized Service Point
as soon as possible.
• The indicator does not come on when the front passenger’s air bag ON-OFF switch is turned OFF.
• The indicator stays on when the front passenger's
air bag ON-OFF switch is turned ON.