Seating and safety restraints
Theairbagsinflateanddeflate
rapidlyuponactivation.Afterairbag
deployment,itisnormaltonoticea
smoke-like,powderyresidueor
smelltheburntpropellant.Thismay
consistofcornstarch,talcum
powder(tolubricatethebag)or
sodiumcompounds(e.g.,baking
soda)thatresultfromthe
combustionprocessthatinflatesthe
airbag.Smallamountsofsodium
hydroxidemaybepresentwhich
mayirritatetheskinandeyes,but
noneoftheresidueistoxic.
Whilethesystemisdesignedtohelp
reduceseriousinjuries,contactwith
adeployingairbagmayalsocauseabrasions,swellingortemporary
hearingloss.Becauseairbagsmustinflaterapidlyandwithconsiderable
force,thereistheriskofdeathorseriousinjuriessuchasfractures,
facialandeyeinjuriesorinternalinjuries,particularlytooccupantswho
arenotproperlyrestrainedorareotherwiseoutofpositionatthetime
ofairbagdeployment.Thus,itisextremelyimportantthatoccupantsbe
properlyrestrainedasfarawayfromtheairbagmoduleaspossiblewhile
maintainingvehiclecontrol.
Severalairbagsystemcomponentsgethotafterinflation.Donot
touchthemafterinflation.
Iftheairbaghasdeployed,theairbagwillnotfunction
againandmustbereplacedimmediately.Iftheairbagisnot
replaced,theunrepairedareawillincreasetheriskofinjuryina
collision.
TheSRSconsistsof:
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driverandpassengerairbagmodules(whichincludetheinflatorsand
airbags).
sideairbags(ifequipped).RefertoSideairbagsystemlaterinthis
chapter.
oneormoreimpactandsafingsensors.
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| Model Year | 2001 |
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