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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
itturnsontheAirbagWarningLighteithermomentarily DriverandPassengerAirbagInflatorUnits
or continuously. A single chime will sound if the light The Driver and Passenger Airbag Inflator Units are
comesonagainafterinitialstartup.
locatedinthecenterofthesteeringwheelandtheright
side of the instrument panel. When the ORC detects a
collisionrequiringtheAdvancedFrontAirbags,itsignals
the inflator units. A large quantity of non-toxic gas is
generatedtoinflatetheAdvancedFrontAirbags.Differ-
ent airbag inflation rates are possible, based on the
collisiontypeandseverity.Thesteeringwheelhubtrim
cover and the upper right side of the instrument panel
separateandfoldoutofthewayastheairbagsinflateto
theirfullsize.Theairbagsfullyinflateinabout50to70
milliseconds. This is about half of the time it takes to
blink your eyes. The airbags then quickly deflate while
helpingtorestrainthedriverandfrontpassenger.
Italsoincludesdiagnosticsthatwillilluminatetheinstru-
ment cluster Airbag Warning Light if a malfunction is
notedthatcouldaffecttheairbagsystem.Thediagnostics
alsorecordthenatureofthemalfunction.
WARNING!
Ignoring the Airbag Warning Light in your instru-
mentpanelcouldmeanyouwon’thavetheairbagsto
protectyouinacollision.Ifthelightdoesnotcome
on,staysonafteryoustartthevehicle,orifitcomes
onasyoudrive,havetheairbagsystemcheckedright
awaybyanauthorizeddealer.
The Advanced Front Airbag gas is vented through the
vent holes in the sides of the airbag. In this way, the
airbagsdonotinterferewithyourcontrolofthevehicle.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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