Front air bags
will
probably
not
inflate
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Front air bags are designed to inflate only
in
severe frontal collisions. They are not
designed
to
inflate
in
rear impacts, side
impacts, rollovers or minor frontal colli-
sions, since they would offer
no
protection
in
those types of accidents. Remember,
since
an
air bag deploys only one time dur-
ing
an
accident, seat belts are needed to
restrain occupants from further
move-
ments during the accident.
Therefore,
an
air bag
is
NOT
a substitute
for seat belts.
To
maximize your protection,
ALWAYS
WEAR
YOUR
SEAT
BELTS.
Be
aware that no system can prevent all pos-
sible injuries that may occur
in
an
accident.
A WARNING
An
air
bag supplements,
or
adds to,
the crash protection offered by seat
belts. The driver and all passengers
must
be properly restrained by wear-
ing seat belts at all times, whether
or
not
an air bag
is
mounted
at
their
seating position,
to
minimize the
risk
of
severe
injury
or
death in the event
of
a crash.
BEFORE DRIVING
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A WARNING
Do
not
install a rear-facing child
restraint in the
front
passenger's
seat.
If the passenger's
front
air
bag
inflates, a child in a rear-facing child
restraint
could be killed
or
severely
injured. The back
of
a rear-facing
child restraint would be
too
close
to
the inflating air bag.
If
you
must use a front-facing child restraint
in
the
front passenger's seat,
be
sure to
move the front passenger's seat
as
far
back as possible. Please refer
to
the "Seat
Belts
and Child Restraint Systems" section
in
the
"BEFORE DRIVING" section for
details
on
securing your child.
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