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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
NOTE: Do not use a clothing bar mounted to the coat
hooks in this vehicle. A clothing bar will impede the
prop er perform ance of the wind ow bags.
triggered . 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.
The front airbags have a multi stage inflator design. This
allow s the airbag to have different rates of inflation that
are based on collision severity. Along with the seat belts,
front airbags work with the instru ment panel knee bol-
sters to provid e improved protection for the driver and
front passenger. Wind ow bags also work with seat belts
to improve occupant protection.
Here are som e simple step s you can take to minim ize the
risk of harm from a deploying airbag.
1.
Child ren 12 years and und er shou ld alw ays rid e
buckled up in a rear seat.
Infants in rear facing child restraints shou ld NEVER rid e
in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger airbag. An
airbag deploym ent could cause severe injury or death to
infants in that 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.
Child ren that are not big enou gh to prop erly wear the
vehicle seat belt 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-
positioning booster seats shou ld rid e prop erly buckled
The wind ow bag on the crash side of the vehicle is
triggered in moderate to severe side collisions. In certain
typ es of collisions, both the front and side airbags may be
| Categories | Jeep Grand Cherokee Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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