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The vehicles are equipped with a
Supplemental Air Bag System for the
driver’s seat and front passenger’s
seats.
The front air bags are designed to
supplement the three-point seat belts.
For these air bags to provide protec-
tion, the seat belts must be worn at all
times when driving.
You can be severely injured or killed
in an accident if you are not wearing a
seat belt. Air bags are designed to
supplement seat belts, but do not
replace them. Also, air bags are not
designed to deploy in every collision.
In some accidents, the seat belts are
the only restraint protecting you. WARNING
AIR BAG SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
ALWAYS use seat belts and child
restraints - every trip, every time,
everyone! Even with air bags, you
can be seriously injured or killed in
a collision if you are improperly
belted or not wearing your seat
belt when the air bag inflates.
NEVER place a child in any child
restraint or booster seat in the
front passenger seat. An inflating
air bag could forcefully strike the
infant or child causing serious or
fatal injuries.
ABC - Always Buckle Children
under age 13 in the back seat. It is
the safest place for children of any
age to ride. If a child age 13 or
older must be seated in the front
seat, he or she must be properly
belted and the seat should be
moved as far back as possible.
All occupants should sit upright
with the seatback in an upright
position, centred on the seat cush-
ion with their seat belt on, legs
comfortably extended and their
feet on the floor until the vehicle is
parked and the engine is turned
off. If an occupant is out of posi-
tion during an accident, the rapidly
deploying air bag may forcefully
contact the occupant causing seri-
ous or fatal injuries.
You and your passengers should
never sit or lean unnecessarily
close to the air bags or lean against
the door or centre console.
Move your seat as far back as pos-
sible from front air bags, whilst
still maintaining control of the
vehicle.