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Safety system of your vehicle
The purpose of the SRS is to provide
the driver and/or the front passenger with additional protection than that
offered only by the seat belt systemin case of a frontal impact of suffi-
cient severity.Always use seat belts and child
restraints – every trip, every
time, everyone! Air bags inflate
with considerable force and in
the blink of an eye. Seat belts
help keep occupants in proper
position to obtain maximum
benefit from the air bag. Even
with air bags, improperly and
unbelted occupants may be
severely injured when the air
bag inflates. Always follow the
precautions about seat belts, air
bags and occupant safety, as
specified in this manual.
To reduce the chance of serious or fatal injuries and receive the
maximum safety benefit from
your restraint system:
Never install a child restraint
or a booster seat in a front
seat to sit a child.
ABC - Always Buckle Children
in a rear seat. It is the safest
place for children of any ages
to ride.
(Continued)
WARNING
OEU044068
■Front passenger's air bag
(Continued)
Front air bags may injure
occupants, who improperly sit
in a front seat.
Locate your seat in the rear-
most position from the front
air bags, while still maintain-
ing control of the vehicle.
You and your passengers
should never sit or lean
unnecessarily close to the air
bags. Improperly positioned
drivers and passengers may
be severely injured by inflat-
ing air bags.
Never lean against the door or
center console - always sit inan upright position.
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Safety system of your vehicle
Why did not my air bag go off in a collision? (Inflation andnon-inflation conditions of the
air bag)
There are many types of acci-
dents in which the air bag
would not inflate to provide
additional protection.
These include rear impacts,
second or third collisions in
multiple impact accidents, as
well as low speed impacts.
(Continued)
A child restraint system must
never be installed in a front
seat. The infant or child may
be severely injured or killed
by a deploying air bag in anaccident.
Children at the age of 12 and
under must always be proper-
ly restrained in a rear seat.
Never allow children to ride in
a front passenger's seat.
When a child at the age of 13
and over sits in a front seat,
he or she must be properlyfastened and the seat shouldbe located in the rearmostposition.
❇
❇ The age requirements
about the child detrainment
differ in each country.
For the maximum protection
in all types of crashes, all
occupants including the driv-
er should always wear their
seat belts, regardless of the
air bag installment in theirseats.
(Continued)
(Continued)This is to minimizethe risk of severe injury or
death in the event of a crash. Do not sit or lean unnecessar-
ily close to the air bag, when
the vehicle is in motion.
Sitting improperly or out of
position may result in serious
or fatal injury in a crash. Alloccupants should sit in anupright position with the seat-
back in an upright position,centered on the seat cushion
with their seat belt on, legs
comfortably extended and
their feet rested on the floor
until the vehicle is parked and
the ignition switch is turned
OFF.
The SRS air bag rapidly
inflates to provide Protection
to occupants in a crash. Whenan occupant is out of positionwithout fastening a seat belt,
the air bag may forcefully
strike the occupant, causing
serious or fatal injury.

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Safety system of your vehicle
2
Passengers should not place
hard or sharp objects between
themselves and the air bags.
Carrying hard or sharp objects on
your laps or in your mouth may
result in injury, when an air bag
inflates.
Keep occupants away from the
air bag covers. All occupants
should sit upright, fully back in their
seats with their seat belts fastened
and their feet rested on the floor.When occupants are too close to
the air bag, they may be injured byan inflating air bag.
Do not attach or place objects
on or near the air bag covers.
Any object attached to or placed
on the front air bag covers may
interfere with the proper operation
of the air bags.
Do not modify the front seats.
Modification of the front seats may
interfere with the sensing operation
of the supplemental restraint sys-tem.
Do not place items under the
front seats. Placing items under
the front seats may interfere with
the sensing operation of the sup-
plemental restraint system and
wiring harnesses.
Never hold an infant or child on
your laps. The infant or child may
be seriously injured or killed in the
event of a crash. All infants and
children should be properly
restrained in appropriate child
safety seats or seat belts in a rearseat.
Sitting improperly or out of
position may cause occu-
pants to be shifted too close
to a deploying air bag, strikethe interior structure or be
thrown out of the vehicle,
resulting in serious injury ordeath.
Always sit upright with the
seatback in an upright posi-
tion, centered on the seat
cushion with your seat belt
on, legs comfortably extended
and feet rested on the floor.
WARNING

I-2Active eco system .........................................................5-40
Active eco operation ..................................................5-40
Limitation of active eco operation:............................5-41
When active eco is activated: ....................................5-41
Adjustable speed limit device (ASLD) ........................3-34
Air bag - supplemental restraint system .......................2-25 Air bag warning light.................................................2-28
Do not install a child restraint on the front passenger seat ..........................................................2-27
Driver's and front passenger's air bag........................2-31
How does the air bag operate? ..................................2-26
SRS care.....................................................................2-39
SRS components and functions .................................2-29
Additional safety precautions .......................................2-40
Air bag warning labels .................................................2-42
Air cleaner ....................................................................7-31
Air conditioner compressor label .................................8-11
Air conditioning system .................................................8-3
Appearance care ...........................................................7-79
Battery...........................................................................7-37 Battery capacity label ................................................7-40
Battery recharging......................................................7-40
For best battery service ..............................................7-37
Reset items .................................................................7-41 Before driving .................................................................5-3
Before entering the vehicle ..........................................5-3
Before starting .............................................................5-3
Necessary inspections ..................................................5-3
Brake system.................................................................5-18
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ..................................5-21
Emergency stop signal (ESS) ....................................5-28
Good braking practices ..............................................5-29
Hill-start assist control (HAC)...................................5-27
Parking brake .............................................................5-19
Power brakes..............................................................5-18
Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) ................................5-24
Brake/Clutch fluid ........................................................7-27
Bulb wattage ...................................................................8-4
Cargo bed (for van) ....................................................3-129
Caring for disc ................................................................4-5
CD Player (For RDS Model)........................................4-13
CD Player .....................................................................4-16
Ceiling ventilator ........................................................3-122
Climate control air filter ...............................................7-33
Climate control system ...............................................3-110
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and compressor lubricant.......................................3-120
Climate control air filter ..........................................3-119
Fuel-fired heater .......................................................3-119
Heating and air conditioning....................................3-111
Index
A
C
B