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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

Form No. 8R29-EA-02I

Seating Position with Side and Curtain Air Bags:
Sitting too close to the side and curtain air bag storage compartments or placing 
hands on them is extremely dangerous. The side and curtain air bags inflate with 
great force and speed directly out of the outboard side of the front seat, and the front 
and rear window pillars along the roof edge, expanding along the front and rear 
doors on the side the car is hit.
Serious injury could occur if someone is sitting too close to the door or leaning 
against a window, or if rear seat occupants grab the sides of the front seatbacks. 
Furthermore, sleeping up against the door or hanging out the windows in the vehicle 
could block the side and curtain air bags and eliminate the advantages of 
supplemental protection. Give the side and curtain air bags room to work by sitting in 
the center of the seat while the vehicle is moving with seat belts worn properly.

Front Air Bag Storage Areas:
Attaching an object to a front air bag storage area or placing something in front of it 
is dangerous. In an accident, the object could interfere with front air bag inflation 
and injure the occupants.
Always keep the front air bag storage areas free of objects.

Side Air Bag Storage Areas:
Attaching things to the front seat in such a way as to cover the outboard side of the 
seat in any way is dangerous. In an accident the object could interfere with the side 
air bag, which inflates from the outboard side of the front seats, impeding the added 
protection of the side air bag system or redirecting the air bag in a way that is 
dangerous. Furthermore, the bag could be cut open spewing exhaust.
Do not hang net bags, map pouches or back pads with side straps on the front seats. 
Never use seat covers on the front seats. Always keep the side air bag storage areas in 
your front seats free to deploy in the event of a side collision.

Curtain Air Bag Storage Areas:
Attaching objects to the areas where the curtain air bag activates such as on the 
windshield glass, side door glass, front and rear window pillars and along the roof 
edge and assist grips is dangerous. In an accident the object could interfere with the 
curtain air bag, which inflates from the front and rear window pillars and along the 
roof edge, impeding the added protection of the curtain air bag system or redirecting 
the air bag in a way that is dangerous. Furthermore, the bag could be cut open 
spewing exhaust.
Do not place hangers or any other objects on the assist grips. When hanging clothes, 
hang them on the coat hook directly. Always keep the curtain air bag storage areas 
free to deploy in the event of a side collision.

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