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THINGSTOKNOWBEFORESTARTINGYOURVEHICLE
Airbags inflate in moderate to high speed impacts. Along
with the seat belts, front airbags work with the instru -
ment panel knee bolsters to provid e improved protection
for the driver and front passenger.
NEVER rid e in the front seat of a vehicle with a passen-
ger front airbag, unless the airbag is turned off. An airbag
deploym ent can cause severe injury or death to infants in
this position.
The seat belts are designed to protect you in many typ es
of collisions. The front airbags deploy in moderate to
severe frontal collisions. But even in collisions where the
airbags work, you need the seat belts to keep you in the
right position for the airbags to protect you prop erly.
Child ren that are not big enou gh to prop erly wear the
vehicle seat belt (Refer to “Child Restraint” in this
section.) shou ld be secured in the rear seat, in a child
restraint or belt-p ositioning booster seat. Old er child ren
who do not use child restraints or belt-p ositioning
booster seats shou ld rid e prop erly buckled up in the rear
seat. Never allow child ren to slide the shou lder belt
behind them or und er their arm .
Here are som e simple step s you can take to minim ize the
risk of harm from a deploying airbag.
1.
buckledupinarearseat.
Children12yearsoldandundershouldalwaysride
If a child from 1 to 12 years old must rid e in the front
passenger seat becau se the vehicle is crow ded, move the
seat as far back as possible, and use the prop er child
restraint. Refer to “Child Restraint” in this section.
Infants in rear-facing child restraints (designed for chil-
dren up to 20 lbs (9 kg) and at least one year old) shou ld
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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