Seating and Safety Restraints
Iftheairbaghasdeployed,theairbagwillnotfunction
againandmustbereplacedimmediately.Iftheairbagisnot
replaced,theunrepairedareawillincreasetheriskofinjuryina
collision.
Determining if the system is operational
TheSRSusesareadinesslightintheinstrumentclusteroratoneto
indicatetheconditionofthesystem.RefertoAirbagreadinesssection
intheInstrumentclusterchapter.Routinemaintenanceoftheairbagis
notrequired.
Adifficultywiththesystemisindicatedbyoneormoreofthefollowing:
•
•
Thereadinesslightwilleither
flashorstaylit.
Thereadinesslightwillnot
illuminateimmediatelyafter
ignitionisturnedon.
•
Aseriesoffivebeepswillbeheard.Thetonepatternwillrepeat
periodicallyuntiltheproblemand/orlightarerepaired.
Ifanyofthesethingshappen,evenintermittently,havetheSRSserviced
atyourdealershiporbyaqualifiedtechnicianimmediately.Unless
serviced,thesystemmaynotfunctionproperlyintheeventofa
collision.
Side air bag system (if equipped)
Donotplaceobjectsormountequipmentonorneartheairbag
coveronthesideoftheseatbacksofthefrontseatsorinfront
seatareasthatmaycomeintocontactwithadeployingairbag.Failure
tofollowtheseinstructionsmayincreasetheriskofpersonalinjuryin
theeventofacollision.
Donotuseaccessoryseatcovers.Theuseofaccessoryseat
coversmaypreventthedeploymentofthesideairbagsand
increasetheriskofinjuryinanaccident.
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