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WARNING
The front passenger air bag is de-
signed to automatically turn OFF
under some conditions. Read this
section carefully to learn how it
operates. Proper use of the seat,
seat belt and child restraints is ne-
cessary for most effective protec-
tion. Failure to follow all
instructions in this manual concern-ing the use of seats, seat belts and
child restraints can increase the risk
or severity of injury in an accident.
Status light:
The front passenger air bag status light
is located on the center instrument
panel. After the ignition switch is placed in
the ON position, the front passenger air
bag status light on the instrument panel
illuminates for about 7 seconds and then
turns off or illuminates depending on the
front passenger seat occupied status.
The light operates as follows:
. Unoccupied passenger seat: Thelight is OFF and the front passenger
air bag is OFF and will not inflate in a
crash.
. Passenger seat occupied by a small
adult, child or child restraint as out-
lined in this section: The
light
illuminates to indicate that the front
passenger air bag is OFF and will not
inflate in a crash.
. Occupied passenger seat and the
passenger meets the conditions out-
lined in this section: The
light is
OFF to indicate that the front passen-
ger air bag is operational. Front passenger air bag:
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Other supplemental front air bag
precautions
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wiring harnesses* should not be
modified or disconnected. Un-
authorized electrical test equip-
ment and probing devices should
not be used on the air bag sys-
tem.
. A cracked windshield should be
replaced immediately by a quali-
fied repair facility. A cracked
windshield could affect the func-
tion of the supplemental air bag
system.
* The SRS wiring harness connectors
are yellow and orange for easy identi-
fication.
When selling your vehicle, we request that
you inform the buyer about the front air
bag system and guide the buyer to the
appropriate sections in this Owner’s Man-
ual.
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body.
The seat belts should be correctly worn
and the driver and passenger seated
upright as far as practical away from the
side air bags. The side air bags and
curtain air bags inflate quickly in order
to help protect occupants. Because of
this, the force of the side air bags and
curtain air bags inflating can increase the
risk of injury if the occupant is too close
to, or is against, these air bag modules
during inflation. In a rollover, the curtain
air bags on both sides are designed to
inflate. Under both side-impact situations,
the curtain air bags will remain inflated
for a short period of time.
The side air bags and curtain air bags
operate only when the ignition switch is
in the ON position.
After placing the ignition switch in the
ON position, the supplemental air bag
warning light illuminates. The air bag
warning light will turn off after about 7
seconds if the systems are operational.
WARNING
SEAT BELTS WITH PRETEN-
SIONERS (front seats)
WARNING
.The pretensioners cannot be re-
used after activation. They must
be replaced together with the
retractor and buckle as a unit.
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to change the mile-
age. Push and hold the switch to
increase the number every 600 miles
(1,000 km).
. Set to “—” to set no reminders.
. To reset the accumulated mileage to
zero, go to the RESET screen, then
push the NEXT switch
and confirm
with the ENTER switch.
NOTE:
. To restore the mileage to the origi-
nal figure after resetting, push the
NEXT switch
again.
. When the battery terminal is discon-
nected, the set mileage will be
erased and the settings will return
to their default settings.
Engine oil level:
This can be used to check the pre-start oil
level while the engine is running. Select
SETTING > MAINTENANCE > OIL > ENGINE
OIL > LEVEL.
If the low level reminder appears, check
the level using the engine oil dipstick.
(
“Checking engine oil level” page 8-9)
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Transmission oil:
The reminder is displayed when the
customer set mileage is exceeded. Select
SETTING > MAINTENANCE > OIL > T/M OIL
to set or reset the mileage for the
transmission oil change.
NOTE:
The default setting is 37,000 miles
(60,000 km). The maximum mileage
that can be set is 55,500 miles (90,000
km).
Tires:
This reminder appears when the custo-
mer set distance comes for maintaining
tires. You can set or reset the distance for
maintaining tires. (
“Setting (drive
computer)” page 2-20)