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Side air bags (if equipped)
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Your vehicle is equipped with a side
air bag in each front seat.
The purpose of the air bag is to pro-
vide the vehicle’s driver and the front
passenger with additional protection
than that offered by the seat belt
alone.
The side air bags are designed to
deploy only during certain side impact
collisions, depending on the crash
severity.
For vehicles equipped with a rollover
sensor the side and/or curtain air
bags and pre-tensioners on both
sides of the vehicle may deploy if a
rollover or possible rollover is detect-
ed.
The side air bags are not designed to
deploy in all side impact or rollover
situations.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury
or death from an inflating side air
bag, take the following precau-
tions:
‡ Seat belts must be worn at all
times to help keep occupants
positioned properly.
‡ Do not allow passengers to lean
their heads or bodies onto doors,
put their arms on the doors,
stretch their arms out of the win-
dow, or place objects between
the doors and seats.
‡ Do not use any accessory seat
covers. This could reduce or pre-
vent the effectiveness of the sys-
tem.
‡ Do not place any objects over
the air bag or between the air bag
and yourself. Also, do not attach
any objects around the area the
air bag inflates such as the door,
side door glass, front and rear
pillar.
‡ Do not place any objects between
the door and the seat. They may
become dangerous projectiles if
the side air bag inflates.
‡ Do not install any accessories on
the side or near the side air bags.