THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
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then turns the light off. If it detects a malfunction in
any part of the system, it turns on the light either
momentarilyorcontinuously.
through vent holes in the sides of the airbag. In this
waytheairbagsdonotinterferewithyourcontrolof
thevehicle.
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•
The Knee Impact Bolsters help protect the knees and
positionyouforthebestinteractionwiththeairbags.
WARNING!
IgnoringtheAIRBAGlightinyourinstrumentpanel
could mean you won’t have the airbags to protect
youinacollision.Ifthelightdoesnotcomeon,stays
onafteryoustartthevehicle,orifitcomesonasyou
drive,havetheairbagsystemcheckedrightaway.
IfADeploymentOccurs
Theairbagsystemisdesignedtodeploywhentheairbag
controlmoduledetectsamoderate-to-severefrontalcol-
lision,tohelprestrainthedriverandrightfrontpassen-
ger,andthentoimmediatelydeflate.
NOTE: Afrontalcollisionthatisnotsevereenoughto
needairbagprotectionwillnotactivatethesystem.This
does not mean something is wrong with the airbag
system.
•
When the airbag control module detects an impact
requiringthefrontairbags,itsignalstheinflatorunits.
Alargequantityofnontoxicgasisgeneratedtoinflate
theairbags.Theairbagcoversseparateandfoldoutof
the way as the airbags inflate to their full size. The
airbags fully inflate in about 60 milliseconds. This is
onlyabouthalfofthetimeittakesyoutoblinkyour
eyes.Theairbagsthenquicklydeflatewhilehelpingto
restrain the driver and right front passenger. The
driver’sfrontairbaggasisventedtowardstheinstru-
mentpanel.Thepassenger’sfrontairbaggasisvented
Ifyoudohaveacollisionwhichdeploystheairbags,any
orallofthefollowingmayoccur:
• Thesionsnylonand/orairbagskinmaterialreddeningmaytosometimesthe drivercauseandabra-right
frontpassengerastheairbagsdeployandunfold.The
abrasions are similar to friction rope burns or those
you might get sliding along a carpet or gymnasium
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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