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EssentialSafetyEquipment
SRSAirBags
Sitinthecenteroftheseatandwearseatbeltsproperly:
Sittingtooclosetothesideairbagmodulesorplacinghandsonthemisextremely
dangerous.Thesideairbagsinflatewithgreatforceandspeeddirectlyoutofthe
outboardsideofthefrontseatandexpandalongthefrontdooronthesidethecaris
hit.Seriousinjurycouldoccurifsomeoneissittingtooclosetothedoororleaning
againstawindow,orifrearseatoccupantsgrabthesidesofthefrontseatbacks.
Furthermore,sleepingupagainstthedoororhangingoutthewindowsinthevehicle
couldblockthesideandcurtainairbagsandeliminatetheadvantagesof
supplementalprotection.Givethesideandcurtainairbagsroomtoworkbysitting
inthecenteroftheseatwhilethevehicleismovingwithseatbeltswornproperly.
Donotattachobjectsonoraroundtheareawheredriverandfrontpassengerair
bagsdeploy:
Attachinganobjecttothedriverandfrontpassengerairbagmodulesorplacing
somethinginfrontofthemisdangerous.Inanaccident,anobjectcouldinterfere
withairbaginflationandinjuretheoccupants.
Donotattachobjectsonoraroundtheareawhereasideairbagdeploys:
Attachingthingstothefrontseatinsuchawayastocovertheoutboardsideofthe
seatinanywayisdangerous.Inanaccidenttheobjectcouldinterferewiththeside
airbag,whichinflatesfromtheoutboardsideofthefrontseats,impedingtheadded
protectionofthesideairbagsystemorredirectingtheairbaginawaythatis
dangerous.Furthermore,thebagcouldbecutopenreleasingthegas.
Donothangnetbags,mappouchesorbackpackswithsidestrapsonthefront
seats.Neveruseseatcoversonthefrontseats.Alwayskeepthesideairbagmodules
inyourfrontseatsfreetodeployintheeventofasidecollision.
Donotattachobjectsonoraroundtheareawhereacurtainairbagdeploys:
Attachingobjectstotheareaswherethecurtainairbagactivatessuchasonthe
windshieldglass,sidedoorglass,frontandrearwindowpillarsandalongtheroof
edgeandassistgripsisdangerous.Inanaccidenttheobjectcouldinterferewiththe
curtainairbag,whichinflatesfromthefrontandrearwindowpillarsandalongthe
roofedge,impedingtheaddedprotectionofthecurtainairbagsystemorredirecting
theairbaginawaythatisdangerous.Furthermore,thebagcouldbecutopen
releasingthegas.
Donotplacehangersoranyotherobjectsontheassistgrips.Whenhangingclothes,
hangthemonthecoathookdirectly.Alwayskeepthecurtainairbagmodulesfree
todeployintheeventofasidecollision.
Donotplaceluggageorotherobjectsunderthefrontseats:
Placingluggageorotherobjectsunderthefrontseatsisdangerous.Thecomponents
essentialtothesupplementalrestraintsystemcouldbedamaged,andintheeventof
asidecollision,theappropriateairbagsmaynotdeploy,whichcouldresultindeath
orseriousinjury.Topreventdamagetothecomponentsessentialtothe
supplementalrestraintsystem,donotplaceluggageorotherobjectsunderthefront
seats.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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