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The right front passenger’s side impact air bag is in the
side of the passenger’s seatback closest to the door.

CAUTION:

If something is between an occupant and an 
air bag, the bag might not inflate properly or it
might force the object into that person. The path
of an inflating air bag must be kept clear. Don’t
put anything between an occupant and an air
bag, and don’t attach or put anything on the
steering wheel hub or on or near any other 
air bag covering and don’t let seat covers block
the inflation path of a side impact air bag.

When should an air bag inflate?

The driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal air bags
are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal or
near

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frontal crashes. But they are designed to inflate

only if the impact speed is above the system’s 
designed “threshold level.”