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Driver’s and passenger’s front airbag system
N00407900305
The driver’s airbag is located under the padded cover in the
middle of the steering wheel. The front passenger’s airbag is
contained in the instrument panel above the glove compart-
ment. The driver’s airbag and the front passenger’s airbag are
designed to deploy at the same time. However, the front pas-
senger’s airbag does not deploy when the front passenger seat
is not occupied or when the weight sensor in the front passen-
ger seat senses a weight on the seat of less than approximately
66 pounds (30 kg).
WA R N I N G
!
There may be a system error if the warning
light/display appears as indicated. In such cases, an
SRS airbag or a seat belt equipped with pre-ten-
sioner system may not function properly in a colli-
sion. Have your vehicle checked by an authorized
Mitsubishi Motors dealer:
• Even when the ignition switch is in the “ON” posi-
tion, the warning light does not come on or it
remains on a few seconds later
• When warning light comes on while driving
• When warning display appears while driving
Driver
Front passenger
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Deployment of front airbags
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The front airbags ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY when …The front airbags are designed to deploy when the vehicle suf-
fers a moderate to severe frontal impact. Typical situations are
shown in the illustration above.
The front airbags are designed to deploy only in certain moder-
ate to severe frontal collisions within the shaded area between
the arrows in the illustration to the right.
The front airbags will deploy if the impact to the vehicle’s
main structure is above a specific threshold level. The thresh-
old level is approximately 15 mph (25 km/h) for a frontal colli-
sion straight into a solid flat wall that does not bend or deform.
If the impact to the vehicle’s main structure is below this
threshold level, the front airbags may not deploy. This thresh-
old level may also be higher if the vehicle hits something thatabsorbs the impact, either by bending or moving (for example,
another stationary vehicle, a pole or a guard rail).
The beginning stage of airbag inflation is the most forceful and
can cause serious injury or death if you are close to the deploy-
ing airbag. Accordingly, it is important that you always wear
the available seat belt.Head-on collision with a solid wall at
speeds of approx. 15 mph (25 km) or higherModerate to severe frontal impact within
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The front airbags MAY NOT DEPLOY when …In certain types of front collisions, the front airbags may not
deploy, even if the deformation of the body seems to be large,
because the vehicle’s body structure is designed to absorb the
impact and deform in order to help protect the occupants. Some
typical situations where the front airbags may not deploy are
shown in the illustrations.
Because the front airbags do not protect the occupant in all
types of frontal collisions, be sure to always wear your seat
belts properly.
Collision with a utility pole, tree or other narrow object
Collision where the vehicle slides under the rear body of a
truck
Oblique frontal impact
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The front airbags ARE NOT DESIGNED TO DEPLOY
when …The front airbags are not designed to deploy in situations
where they cannot provide protection to the occupants.
Typical situations are shown in the illustration.
Because the front airbags do not protect the occupants in all
types of collisions, be sure to always wear the seat belts prop-
erly.
Rear end collision
Side collision to your vehicle
Vehicle rolls onto its side or roof
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The front airbags MAY DEPLOY when …The front airbags may deploy if the underside of the vehicle
suffers a moderate to severe impact (undercarriage impact).
Typical situations are shown in the illustration.
Because the front airbags may deploy in certain types of unex-
pected impacts, as shown in the illustrations, and these unex-
pected impacts can move you out of position, it is important to
always wear the seat belts properly. When worn properly, seat
belts can help maintain your distance from the airbags when
they begin to inflate. The beginning stage of airbag inflation is
the most forceful and can cause serious injury or death if you
are close to the deploying airbag.
Collision with an elevated median/island or curb
Vehicle travels over a deep hole/pothole
Vehicle drives down a steep slope and hits the ground
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WA R N I N G
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Do not attach anything to the steering wheel’s pad-
ded cover, such as trim material, badges, etc. These
could strike and injure an occupant if the airbag
inflates.
Do not set anything on, or attach anything to, the
instrument panel above the glove compartment.
Such items could strike and injure an occupant if the
airbag inflates.
WA R N I N G
!
Do not attach accessories to, or put them in front of,
the windshield. They could restrict the airbag infla-
tion, or strike and injure an occupant, when the air-
bag inflates.
Do not place objects, such as packages or pets,
between the airbags and the driver or the front pas-
senger. Such objects can adversely affect airbag per-
formance, or cause serious injury or death when the
airbag deploys.
Immediately after airbag inflation, some parts of the
airbag system will be hot. Do not touch them. You
could otherwise be burned.
The airbag system is designed to work only once.
After the airbags deploy, they will not work again.
They must promptly be replaced and the entire air-
bag system must be inspected by an authorized Mit-
subishi Motors dealer.
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Side airbag system
N00408100304
The side airbags (A) are contained in the driver and front pas-
senger seatbacks.
The side airbag is designed to inflate only on the side of the
vehicle that is impacted, even with no passenger in the front
seat.A label is attached to the seatbacks in vehicles equipped with
side airbags.
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Curtain airbag system
N00419200129
Your vehicle is equipped with a curtain airbag in the front pil-
lar, the rear pillar and the side sections of the roof.
The curtain airbag is designed to inflate only on the side of the
vehicle that is impacted, even with no passenger in the seat.
Also, when the airbag control unit detects rollover of the vehi-
cle, the curtain airbags will deploy.
WA R N I N G
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Side airbags and curtain airbags can cause serious
injury or death to anyone too close to the airbag
when it deploys. To reduce the risk of injury from a
deploying side airbag or curtain airbag, driver and
front passenger must be properly restrained and
seated well back, upright, and in the middle of the
seat. Do not lean against the door.
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