THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
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Thefrontairbagshaveamultistageinflatordesign.This
allowstheairbagtohavedifferentratesofinflationthat
arebasedoncollisionseverity.Alongwiththeseatbelts,
front airbags work with the instrument panel knee bol-
sters to provide improved protection for the driver and
frontpassenger.Sideairbagsalsoworkwithseatbeltsto
improveoccupantprotection.
Herearesomesimplestepsyoucantaketominimizethe
riskofharmfromadeployingairbag.
1.
buckledupinarearseat.
Children 12 years and under should always ride
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InfantsinrearfacingchildrestraintsshouldNEVERride
inthefrontseatofavehiclewithapassengerairbag.An
airbagdeploymentcouldcausesevereinjuryordeathto
infantsinthatposition.
Theseatbeltsaredesignedtoprotectyouinmanytypes
of collisions. The front airbags deploy in moderate to
severefrontalcollisions.
Children that are not big enough to properly wear the
vehicleseatbeltshouldbesecuredintherearseat,ina
child restraint or belt-positioning booster seat. Older
children who do not use child restraints or belt-
positioning booster seats should ride properly buckled
up in the rear seat. Never allow children to slide the
shoulderbeltbehindthemorundertheirarm.
If your vehicle is so equipped, the side airbag on the
crash side of the vehicle is triggered in moderate to
severesidecollisions.Incertaintypesofcollisions,both
thefrontandsideairbagsmaybetriggered.Butevenin
collisionswheretheairbagswork,youneedtheseatbelts
tokeepyouintherightpositionfortheairbagstoprotect
youproperly.
If a child from 1 to 12 years old must ride in the front
passengerseatbecausethevehicleiscrowded,movethe
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