SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM(SRS) — AIR BAGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Air Bag Deployment Sensors And Controls . . . . .34
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
CHILD RESTRAINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
ENGINE BREAK-IN RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . .47
SAFETY TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Transporting Passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Safety Checks You Should Make Inside TheVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Periodic Safety Checks You Should Make Outside The Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
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TRUNK SAFETY
WARNINGWARNING!
Do not allow children to have ac-
cess to the trunk, either by climbing
into the trunk from outside, or
through the inside of the vehicle.
Always close the trunk lid when
your vehicle is unattended. Once in
the trunk, young children may not
be able to escape, even if they en-
tered through the rear seat. If
trapped in the trunk, children can
die from suffocation or heat stroke.
TRUNK INTERNAL
EMERGENCY RELEASE
As a security measure, a Trunk Inter-
nal Emergency Release lever is built
into the trunk latching mechanism. In
the event of an individual being
locked inside the trunk, the trunk can
be simply opened by pulling on the
glow-in-the-dark handle attached to
the trunk latching mechanism. OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS
Some of the most important safety
features in your vehicle are the re-
straint systems:
Three-point lap and shoulder belts
for all seating positions
Advanced Front Air Bags for driver and front passenger
Supplemental Active Head Re- straints (AHR) located on top of the
front seats (integrated into the head
restraint)
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags (SAB)
An energy-absorbing steering col- umn and steering wheel Knee bolsters/blockers for front
seat occupants
Front seat belts incorporate preten- sioners that may enhance occupant
protection by managing occupant
energy during an impact event
Rear passenger seat belts include Automatic Locking Retractors
(ALRs), which lock the seat belt
webbing into position by extending
the belt all the way out and then
adjusting the belt to the desired
length to restrain a child seat or
secure a large item in a seat.
Please pay close attention to the infor-
mation in this section. It tells you how
to use your restraint system properly,
to keep you and your passengers as
safe as possible.
If you will be carrying children too
small for adult-sized seat belts, the
seat belts or the ISOFIX feature also
can be used to hold infant and child
restraint systems. For more informa-
tion, refer to ISOFIX — Child Seat
Anchorage System.
Trunk Internal Emergency Release
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NOTE: The Advanced Front Air
Bags have a multistage inflator de-
sign. This allows the air bag to
have different rates of inflation
based on several factors, including
the severity and type of collision.
Here are some simple steps you can
take to minimize the risk of harm
from a deploying air bag:
1.Children 12 years old and un-
der should always ride buckled up
in a rear seat.WARNING!
Infants in rear facing child re-
straints should never ride in the
front seat of a vehicle with a pas-
senger Advanced Front Air Bag.
An air bag deployment can cause
severe injury or death to infants in
that position.
Children that are not big enough to
wear the vehicle seat belt properly
(see section on Child Restraints)
should be secured in the rear seat in child restraints or belt-positioning
booster seats. Older children who do
not use child restraints or belt-
positioning booster seats should ride
properly buckled up in the rear seat.
Never allow children to slide the
shoulder belt behind them or under
their arm.
You should read the instructions pro-
vided with your child restraint to make
sure that you are using it properly.2.
All occupants should always
wear their lap and shoulder belts
properly.
3. The driver and front passenger
seats should be moved back as far
as practical to allow the Advanced
Front Air Bags room to inflate.
4. Do not lean against the door or
window. If your vehicle has side
air bags, and deployment occurs,
the side air bags will inflate force-
fully into the space between you
and the door. 5.
If the air bag system in this ve-
hicle needs to be modified to ac-
commodate a disabled person,
contact the Customer Center.WARNING!
Infants in rear facing child re-
straints should never ride in the
front seat of a vehicle with a pas-
senger Advanced Front Air Bag.
An air bag deployment can cause
severe injury or death to infants in
that position.
Buckle up even though you are an
excellent driver, even on short trips.
Someone on the road may be a poor
driver and cause a collision that in-
cludes you. This can happen far away
from home or on your own street.
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SEAT BELTS IN
PASSENGER SEATING
POSITIONS
The seat belts in the rear passenger
seating positions are equipped with
Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR)
which are used to secure a child re-
straint system. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Installing Child Re-
straints Using The Vehicle Seat Belt”
under the “Child Restraints” section.
The chart below defines the type of
feature for each seating position.
Driver Cen-terPas-
senger
First
Row N/A N/A N/A
Second
Row ALR N/A ALR
N/A — Not Applicable
ALR — Automatic Locking Retractor
If the passenger seating position is
equipped with an ALR and is being
used for normal usage:
Only pull the belt webbing out far
enough to comfortably wrap around
the occupant's mid-section so as to
not activate the ALR. If the ALR is
activated, you will hear a ratcheting
sound as the belt retracts. Allow the
webbing to retract completely in this
case and then carefully pull out only
the amount of webbing necessary to
comfortably wrap around the occu-
pant's mid-section. Slide the latch
plate into the buckle until you hear a
"click."
AUTOMATIC LOCKING
RETRACTOR MODE (ALR)
In this mode, the shoulder belt is au-
tomatically pre-locked. The belt will
still retract to remove any slack in the
shoulder belt. The Automatic Locking
Mode is available on rear passenger-
seating positions with a combination
lap/shoulder belt. Use the Automatic
Locking Mode anytime a child safety seat is installed in a seating position
that has a belt with this feature. Chil-
dren 12 years old and under should
always be properly restrained in the
rear seat.
How To Engage The Automatic
Locking Mode
1. Buckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt.
2. Grasp the shoulder portion and
pull downward until the entire belt is
extracted.
3. Allow the belt to retract. As the
belt retracts, you will hear a clicking
sound. This indicates the safety belt is
now in the Automatic Locking Mode.
How To Disengage The Automatic
Locking Mode
Unbuckle the combination lap/
shoulder belt and allow it to retract
completely to disengage the Automatic
Locking Mode and activate the vehicle
sensitive (emergency) locking mode.
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WARNING!
The belt and retractor assemblymust be replaced if the seat belt
assembly Automatic Locking Re-
tractor (ALR) feature or any
other seat belt function is not
working properly when checked
according to the procedures in the
Service Manual.
Failure to replace the belt and retractor assembly could increase
the risk of injury in collisions.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
FEATURE
This vehicle has a safety belt system
with an Energy Management feature
in the front seating positions to help
further reduce the risk of injury in the
event of a head-on collision. This
safety belt system has a retractor as-
sembly that is designed to release
webbing in a controlled manner. This
feature is designed to help reduce the
belt force acting on the occupant’s
chest. SEAT BELT
PRETENSIONERS
The seat belts for both front seating
positions are equipped with preten-
sioning devices that are designed to
remove slack from the seat belt in the
event of a collision. These devices may
improve the performance of the seat
belt by assuring that the belt is tight
about the occupant early in a colli-
sion. Pretensioners work for all size
occupants, including those in child
restraints.
NOTE: These devices are not a
substitute for proper seat belt
placement by the occupant. The
seat belt still must be worn snugly
and positioned properly.
The pretensioners are triggered by the
Occupant Restraint Controller
(ORC). Like the air bags, the preten-
sioners are single use items. A de-
ployed pretensioner or a deployed air
bag must be replaced immediately.
SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVE
HEAD RESTRAINTS (AHR)
These head restraints are passive, de-
ployable components, and vehicles
with this equipment cannot be readily
identified by any markings, only
through visual inspection of the head
restraint. The head restraint will be
split in two halves, with the front half
being soft foam and trim, the back
half being decorative plastic.
How The Active Head Restraints
(AHR) Work
The Occupant Restraint Controller
(ORC) determines whether the sever-
ity, or type of rear impact will require
the Active Head Restraints (AHR) to
deploy. If a rear impact requires de-
ployment, both the driver and front
passenger seat AHRs will be deployed.When AHRs deploy during a rear im-
pact, the front half of the head re-
straint extends forward to minimize
the gap between the back of the occu-
pant’s head and the AHR. This system
is designed to help prevent or reduce
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When the air bag deploys, it opens the
seam between the front and side of the
seat's trim cover. Each air bag deploys
independently; a left side impact de-
ploys the left air bag only and a right-
side impact deploys the right air bag
only.
NOTE:
Air Bag covers may not be obvious
in the interior trim, but they will
open during air bag deployment. Being too close to the SAB duringdeployment could cause you to
be severely injured or killed. SAB air bags are a supplement to the
seat belt restraint system. Occupants,
including children who are up against
or very close to SAB air bags can be
seriously injured or killed. Occupants,
especially children, should not lean on
or sleep against the door, side win-
dows, or area where the SAB air bags
inflate, even if they are in an infant or
child restraint. Always sit upright as
possible with your back against the
seat back, use the seat belts properly,
and use the appropriate sized child
restraint, infant restraint or booster
seat recommended for the size and
weight of the child.
The system includes side impact sen-
sors that are calibrated to deploy the
SAB air bags during impacts that re-
quire air bag occupant protection.
WARNING!
Do not use accessory seat covers or
place objects between you and the
side air bags; the performance
could be adversely affected and/or
objects could be pushed into you,
causing serious injury.
Knee Impact Bolsters
The Knee Impact Bolster helps pro-
tect the knees of the front passenger,
and position the front occupant for
the best interaction with the Ad-
vanced Front Air Bag.
Along with seat belts and pretension-
ers, Advanced Front Air Bags work
with the bolsters to provide improved
protection for the driver and front
passenger. Side air bags also work
with seat belts to improve occupant
protection.
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bag Label
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CHILD RESTRAINTS
Everyone in your vehicle needs to be
buckled up all the time, including
babies and children.
Children 12 years or younger should
ride properly buckled up in a rear
seat, if available. According to crashstatistics, children are safer when
properly restrained in the rear seats,
rather than in the front.
WARNING!
In a collision, an unrestrained
child, even a tiny baby, can be-
come a projectile inside the ve-
hicle. The force required to hold
even an infant on your lap could
become so great that you could
not hold the child, no matter how
strong you are. The child and oth-
ers could be badly injured. Any
child riding in your vehicle
should be in a proper restraint for
the child's size.
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WARNING!(Continued)
Occupants, especially children, should not lean on or sleep
against the door, side windows, or
area where the SAB air bags in-
flate, even if they are in an infant
or child restraint.
There are different sizes and types of
restraints for children from newborn
size to the child almost large enough
for an adult safety belt. Always check
the child seat owner's manual to en-
sure you have the correct seat for your
child. Use the restraint that is correct
for your child.
Universal Child Seating Position Chart
Mass Group Front Passenger Rear Outboard
Group up to 10 kgXU
Group 0+ up to 13 kgXU
Group I 9 to 18 kgXU
Group II 15 to 25 kgXU
Group III 22 to 36 kgXU
Key of letters used in the table above
U = Suitable for “universal” category restraints approved for use in this mass group.
X = Seat position not suitable for children in this mass group.
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Vehicle ISOFIX Positions Chart
Mass Group Size
Class Fixture
Front
Passenger
Rear
Outboard Rear
Center Interme-
diate
Outboard Interme-
diate
Center Other
Sites
Carrycot F ISO/L1 X **1UF X X X X
G ISO/L2 X **1UF X X X X
(1) X XX X X X
0 — up to 10 kg E ISO/R1 X 1UF X XX X
(1) X XX X X X
0+ — up to 13 kg E ISO/R1 X 1UF X XX X
D ISO/R2 X 1UF X X X X
C ISO/R3 X *1UF X X X X
(1) X XX X X X
I – 9 to 18 kg D ISO/R2 X 1UF X XX X
C ISO/R3 X *1UF X X X X
B ISO/F2 X 1UF X X X X
B1 ISO/F2X X 1UF X X X X
A ISO/F3 X 1UF X X X X
(1) X XX X X X
II – 15 to 25 kg (1) XXX X X X
III – 22 to 36 kg (1) XXX X X X
Key of letters used in the table above
(1) = For the CRS which do not carry the ISO/XX size class identification (A to G), for the applicable mass group, the
car manufacturer shall indicate the vehicle specific ISOFIX child restraint system(s) recommended for each position.
1UF = Suitable for ISOFIX forward child restraint systems of universal category approved for use in the mass group.
X = ISOFIX position not suitable for ISOFIX child restraint systems in this mass group and/or this size class.
*1UF = With the seat in the mid-track position, seat back must be adjusted so that it does not touch the child seat.
**1UF = The Carrycot F & G can only be installed with the convertible top in the down position.
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