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Air Bag Systems

This part e>tp;ains the air bag syslem.

Your vehicle has air bags - una air bag iqr ihe driver

and aritjthei air bag ior tf>e rigl il froi’il passenger.

Frontal air bags are designed to help reduce (he risk oi

injury Trofn Ihe force of an inilatmg ironfaf air bag.

But (hese air bags musl inflate very quickly to do their

^□b and comply with federal reguJaIrons.

Hare are the most important things to know about the

air bag systerns;

You can be severely Injured or killed in a crash

if you aren't wearing your safely bell — even If

you have air bags. Wearing your safety bell

during a. crash helps rectuce your chance o1

hitting things inside the vehicle or

CAUTION; (Continued)

beingejected from It. Air bags are designed la

work with safety belts, but don't replace

thetn.Air bags are designed to deploy only In

moderaie to severe franial and near frontal

crashes.They aren't designed to Inflate al all in

rollover, rear or low-speed Froniaf crashes, or

in rnany side crashes. And, for sorrve

unrestraijied occupanis, airbags may provide

less protection in frontal crashes than more

torcefuf afr bags have provided in the past.

Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety

belt properly — whether or not there’s an air

bag for that person.

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