Seating and safety restraints
Iftheairbaghasdeployed,theairbagwillnotfunction
againandmustbereplacedimmediately.Iftheairbagisnot
replaced,theunrepairedareawillincreasetheriskofinjuryina
collision.
Determining if the system is operational
TheSRSusesareadinesslightintheinstrumentclusteroratoneto
indicatetheconditionofthesystem.RefertotheAirbagreadiness
sectionintheInstrumentationchapter.Routinemaintenanceoftheair
bagisnotrequired.
Adifficultywiththesystemisindicatedbyoneormoreofthefollowing:
•
•
Thereadinesslightwilleither
flashorstaylit.
Thereadinesslightwillnot
illuminateimmediatelyafter
ignitionisturnedon.
•
Aseriesoffivebeepswillbeheard.Thetonepatternwillrepeat
periodicallyuntiltheproblemand/orlightarerepaired.
Ifanyofthesethingshappen,evenintermittently,havetheSRSserviced
atyourdealershiporbyaqualifiedtechnicianimmediately.Unless
serviced,thesystemmaynotfunctionproperlyintheeventofa
collision.
Disposal of air bags and air bag equipped vehicles
(including pretensioners)
Fordisposalofairbagsorairbagequippedvehicles,seeyourlocal
dealershiporqualifiedtechnician.AirbagsMUSTBEdisposedofby
qualifiedpersonnel.
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| Model Year | 2001 |
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