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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
Along with the seat belts, the front airbags provid e
improved protection for the driver and front passenger.
Side Curtain Airbags also work with seat belts to im-
prove occupant protection.
WARN ING!
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Do not put anyth ing on or arou nd the fron t and sid e
curtain airb ag covers or attem pt to manually open
them. You may damage the airb ags and you could be
injured becau se the airb ags are no lon ger function al.
These protective covers for the airb ag cushion s are
design 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 collisions. The Side Curtain Airbag will also
trigger on the crash side of the vehicle in moderate to
severe side collisions or on both sides of the vehicle in
rollover collisions. In certain typ es of collisions, both the
front and side airbags may be triggered . However, even
in collisions where the airbags deploy, you need the seat
belts to keep you in the right position for the airbags to
protect you prop erly.
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Do not stack luggage or oth er cargo up high enough to
block the location of the sid e curtain airb ag. The area
where the sid e curtain airb ag is located should rem ain
free from any obstru ction s.
Do not have any accessory item s installed which will
alter the roof, including adding a sunroof to you r
veh icle. Do not add roof rack s that req uire perm anent
attach ments (bolts or screw s) for installation on the
veh icle roof. Do not drill into the roof of the veh icle
for any reason .
NOTE: The passenger front airbag may not deploy even
when the driver front airbag has; particu larly if the
Occupant Classification System has determ ined the pas-
senger seat is empty or is occupied by som eone that is
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Do not cover or place item s on the airb ag covers. These
item s may cause seriou s injury durin g inflation .
| Categories | Jeep Liberty Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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