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uuAirbags uFront Airbags (SRS)
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■When front airbags should not deploy
Minor frontal crashes:  Front airbags were designed to supplement seat belts and 
help save lives, not to prevent minor scrapes, or even broken bones that might occur 
during a less than moderate-to-severe frontal crash.
Side impacts:  Front airbags can provide protection when a sudden deceleration 
causes a driver or front passenger to move  toward the front of the vehicle. Side 
airbags and side curtain airbag s have...

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uuAirbags uFront Airbags (SRS)
Safe DrivingYour front airbags have advanced features to help reduce the likelihood of airbag 
related injuries to smaller occupants.
The driver’s advanced front airbag system 
includes a seat position sensor.
If the seat is too far forward, the airbag 
inflates with less force, regardless of the 
severity of the impact.
The passenger’s advanced front airbag system 
has weight sensors.
Although we recommend against carrying an 
infant or small child in front, if the...

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uuAirbags uSide Airbags
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Side Airbags
The side airbags help protect the torso and  pelvis of the driver or a front passenger 
during a moderate-to-severe side impact.
The side airbags are housed in the outside 
edge of the driver’s and passenger’s seat-
backs.
Both are marked SIDE AIRBAG.
When the sensors detect a moderate-to-
severe side impact, the control unit signals the 
side airbag on the impact side to immediately 
inflate.
■Housing Locations
1 Side Airbags
Make sure you and your...

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uuAirbags uSide Airbags
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■When a side airbag deploys with little or no visible damage
Because the airbag system senses sudden acceleration, a strong impact to the side 
of the vehicle’s framework can cause a side  airbag to deploy. In such cases, there 
may be little or no damage, but the side  impact sensors detected a severe enough 
impact to deploy the airbag.
■When a side airbag may not deploy, even though visible damage appears 
severe
It is possible for a side airbag to not deploy...

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uuAirbags uSide Curtain Airbags
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Side Curtain Airbags
Side curtain airbags help protect the head s of the driver and passengers in outer 
seating positions during a moderate-to-sever e side impact. The side curtain airbags 
equipped in this vehicle are also designed to help reduce the likelihood of partial and 
complete ejection of vehicle occupants thro ugh side windows in crashes, particularly 
rollover crashes.
The side curtain airbags are located in the 
ceiling above the side windows...

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uuAirbags uAirbag System Indicators
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■When side curtain airbags deploy in a frontal collision
One or both side curtain ai rbags may also inflate in a moderate-to-severe angled 
frontal collision.
Airbag System Indicators
If a problem occurs in the airbag system , the SRS indicator will come on and a 
message appears on the MID.
■When the power mode is set to ON
The indicator comes on for a few seconds, 
then goes off. This te lls you the system is 
working properly.
If the...

uuAirbags uAirbag System Indicators
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Safe Driving■When the passen ger airbag off 
indicator comes on
The indicator comes on  to alert you that the 
passenger’s front airbag  has been turned off.
This occurs when the front passenger’s weight 
sensors detect 65 lbs (29 kg) or less, the 
weight of an infant or small child, on the seat.
Infants and small children should always ri de properly restrained in a back seat.
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Objects placed on the seat can also cause the indicator to come on....

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uuAirbags uAirbag Care
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Airbag Care
You do not need to, and should not, perform any maintenance on or replace any 
airbag system components yourself. However, you should have your vehicle 
inspected by a dealer in the following situations:
■When the airbags have deployed
If an airbag has inflated, th e control unit and other related parts must be replaced. 
Similarly, once an automatic seat belt te nsioner has been activated, it must be 
replaced.
■When the vehicle has been in a...

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Safe Driving
Child Safety
Protecting Child Passengers
Each year, many children are injured or killed in vehicle crashes because they are 
either unrestrained or not properly restra ined. In fact, vehicle accidents are the 
number one cause of death of children ages 12 and under.
To reduce the number of child deaths and in juries, every state, Canadian province 
and territory requires that infants and childre n be properly restrained when they ride 
in a vehicle.
Children should sit properly...

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uuChild Safety uProtecting Child Passengers
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• Any child who is too small to wear a seat  belt correctly must be restrained in an 
approved child seat that is  properly secured to the vehicle using either the lap belt 
portion of the lap/shoulder belt or  the lower anchors of the LATCH system.
• Never hold a child on your lap because it is impossible to protect them in the 
event of a collision.
• Never put a seat belt over yourself and  a child. During a crash, the belt would 
likely...