Seating and Safety Restraints
WARNING: SideAirBagStorageAreas:
Attachingthingstotheseatinsuchawayastocoverthe
outboardsideoftheseatinanywayisdangerous.Inan
accidenttheobjectcouldinterferewiththesideairbag,which
inflatesfromtheoutboardsideofthefrontseats,impedingthe
addedprotectionofthesideairbagsystemorredirectingthe
airbaginawaythatisdangerous.Furthermore,thebagcould
becutopenspewingexhaust.Donothangnetbags,map
pouchesorbackpadswithsidestrapsonthefrontseats.
Alwayskeepthesideairbagstorageareasinyourfrontseats
freetodeployintheeventofasidecollision.
WARNING: UsingSeatCovers:
Usingaseatcoveronthefrontseatscouldbedangerous.Ina
severesidecollision,theseatcoverscouldinterferewiththe
sideairbaginflationandseriousinjuriescouldresult.Never
useseatcoversonthefrontseats.
Topreventdamagetothesideairbagwiring,don’tplaceluggage
orotherobjectsunderthefrontseats.
WARNING: SeatingPositionwithSideAirBags:
Sittingtooclosetothesideairbagstoragecompartmentsor
placinghandsonthemisextremelydangerous.Asideairbag
inflateswithgreatforceandspeeddirectlyoutoftheoutboard
shoulderofthefrontseatandexpandsalongthefrontdooron
thesidethecarishit.Seriousinjurycouldoccurifsomeoneis
sittingtooclosetothedoororleaningagainstawindowinthe
frontseatsorifrearseatoccupantsgrabthesidesofthefront
seatbacks.Furthermore,sleepingupagainstthedooror
hangingoutthedriver’s-sidewindowwhiledrivingcouldblock
thesideairbagandeliminatetheadvantagesofsupplemental
protection.Givethesideairbagsroomtoworkbysittinginthe
centerofthefrontseatswhilethevehicleismovingwithseat
beltswornproperly.
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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