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t system (SRS)-airbag
5-26 Seat and seat belts
5
Because the front airbags and driver’s kneeairbag may deploy in certain types of unex-pected impacts as shown in the illustrationthat can easily move you out of position, it isimportant to always properly wear your seatbelts. Your seat belts will help keep you a safedistance from the steering wheel and instru-ment panel during the initial stages of airbagdeployment. The initial stage of airbag infla-tion is the most forceful and can possiblycause serious or fatal injuries if you contact itat this stage.
WA R N I N G zDo not attach anything to the steeringwheel’s padded cover, such as badges oraccessories. It might strike and injure anoccupant if the airbag inflates. zDo not set anything on, or attach anythingto, the instrument
panel above the glove
box. It might strike and injure an occu-pant if the airbag inflates.
WA R N I N G zDo not attach accessories to, or put themin front of, the windscreen. These objectscould restrict the airbag inflation, orstrike and injure an occupant if the air-bags inflate. zDo not attach accessories to the lower por-tion of the driver’s side instrument panel.Such objects could prevent the driver’sknee airbag from infl
ating normally or
could be propelled to cause serious injuryif the airb
ag inflates.
WA R N I N G zDo not put packages, pets or other objectsbetween the airbags
and the driver or
front passenger. It could affect airbag per-formance, or could cause injury when theairbag inflates. zRight after the airbag inflation, severalairbag system components will be hot. Donot touch these components. There is adanger of being burnt. zThe airbag system is designed to workonly once. Once
the airbags have
deployed, they will not work again. Theymust promptly be replaced and we recom-mend you to have the entire airbag systeminspected by a MITSUBISHI MOTORSAuthorised Service Point.
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Seat and seat belts 5-27
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The side airbags (A) are contained in thedriver and front passenger seatbacks.The side airbag is designed to inflate only onthe side of the vehicle that is impacted, evenwith no passenger in the front seat.The label shown here is attached to the seat-backs with a side airbag.
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The curtain airbags are contained in the frontpillars and roof side rail. The curtain airbag isdesigned to inflate only on the side of thevehicle that is impacted, even with no passen-ger in the front seat or rear seat.
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The side airbags and curtain airbags aredesigned to deploy when the vehicle suffers a
moderate to severe side impact to the middleof the passenger compartment.The typical condition is shown in the illustra-tion.The seat belts in your vehicle are your pri-mary means of protection in a collision. TheSRS side airbags and curtain airbags aredesigned to provide additional protection.Therefore, for your safety and the safety of alloccupants, be sure to always properly wearyour seat belts.With certain types of side collisions, the vehi-cle’s body structure is designed to absorb theshock to help protect the occupants fromharm. (The vehicle body’s side area maydeform significantly as it absorbs the impact.)
Side airbag system
Curtain airbag system Deployment of side airbags and curtain airbags The side airbags and curtain air-bags ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY when...
The side airbags and curtain air-bags MAY NOT DEPLOY when...
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5
Under such circumstances, the side airbagsand curtain airbags may not deploy irrespec-tive of the deformation and damage to thevehicle body. Examples of some typical con-ditions are shown in the illustration.
Because the side airbags and curtain airbagsdo not protect the occupant in all types of sidecollisions, be sure to always properly wearyour seat belts.The side airbags and curtain airbags are notdesigned to deploy in conditions where theycannot usually provide protection to the occu-pant. Typical conditions are shown in theillustration.
Because the side airbags and curtain airbagsdo not protect the occupant in all types of col-lisions, be sure to always properly wear yourseat belts.
1- Side impacts in an area away from the
passenger compartment
2- Motorcycle or other similar small vehi-
cle collides with the side of vehicle
3- Collision with a utility pole, tree or
other narrow object
4- Oblique side impacts5- Vehicle rolls onto its side or roofThe side airbags and curtain air-bags ARE NOT DESIGNED TO DEPLOY when...
1- Head-on collisions2- Rear end collisionsWA R N I N G zThe side airbags and curtain airbags aredesigned to supplement the driver andpassenger seat belts in certain sideimpacts. Seat belts should always be wornproperly, and the driver and passengershould sit well back and upright withoutleaning against the window or door.
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