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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
Italsoincludesdiagnosticsthatwillilluminatetheinstru- the Advanced Front Airbags. Different airbag inflation
ment cluster Airbag Warning Light if a malfunction is ratesarepossible,basedonthecollisiontypeandsever-
noted. The diagnostics also record the nature of the ity. The steering wheel hub trim cover and the upper
malfunction.
rightsideoftheinstrumentpanelseparateandfoldout
ofthewayasthebagsinflatetotheirfullsize.Thebags
fullyinflateinabout50to70milliseconds.Thisisabout
halfofthetimeittakestoblinkyoureyes.Thebagsthen
quickly deflate while helping to restrain the driver and
frontpassenger.
WARNING!
Ignoring the Airbag Warning Light in your instru-
mentpanelcouldmeanyouwon’thavetheairbagsto
protectyouinacollision.Ifthelightdoesnotcome
on,staysonafteryoustartthevehicle,orifitcomes
onasyoudrive,havetheairbagsystemcheckedright
away.
The driver front airbag gas is vented through the vent
holes in the sides of the airbag. The passenger front
airbaggasisventedthroughtheventholesinthesidesof
theairbag.Inthisway,theairbagsdonotinterferewith
yourcontrolofthevehicle.
DriverandPassengerAirbagInflatorUnits
The Driver and Passenger Airbag/Inflator Units are
locatedinthecenterofthesteeringwheelandtheright
side of the instrument panel. When the ORC detects a
collisionrequiringtheairbags,itsignalstheinflatorunits.
Alarge quantity of non-toxic gas is generated to inflate
SupplementalSideAirbagInflatableCurtain
(SABIC)InflatorUnits—IfEquipped
During collisions where the impact is confined to a
particular area of the side of the vehicle, the ORC may
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