THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
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Airbags inflate in moderate to high speed impacts. Along
with seat belts and pretensioners, front airbags work with
the instru ment panel knee bolsters to provid e improved
protection for the driver and front passenger. Side airbags 2
also work with seat belts to improve occupant protection.
WARN ING!
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Do not put anyth ing on or arou nd the airb ag covers
or attem pt to manually open them. You may dam-
age the airb ags and you could be injured because
the airb ags are not there to protect you . These
protective covers for the airb ag cushion s are de-
sign ed to open only when the airb ags are inflatin g.
The seat belts are designed to protect you in many typ es
of collisions. The front airbags deploy in moderate to
severe frontal collisions. If you r vehicle is equ ipped, the
side airbag on the crash side of the vehicle is triggered in
moderate to severe side collisions. In certain typ es of
collisions, both the front and side airbags may be trig-
gered . But even in collisions where the airbags work, you
need the seat belts to keep you in the right position for
the airbags to protect you prop erly.
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If you r veh icle is equipped with sid e airb ags, do
not use accessory seat covers or place objects
betw een you and the sid e airb ags; the perfor-
mance could be adversely affected and/or objects
could be pushed into you , causin g seriou s injury.
If you r veh icle is equipped with sid e airb ags, do
not attach cup hold ers or any oth er objects on or
arou nd the door. The inflatin g sid e airb ag could
drive the object into occupants, causin g seriou s
injury.
Here are som e simple step s you can take to minim ize the
risk of harm from a deploying airbag.
1. Child ren 12 years old and under should alw ays rid e
buckled up in a rear seat.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler PT Cruiser Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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