User Guide Instruction Manual

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) — AIR BAGS

Air Bag System Components

Your vehicle may be equipped with the following air bag system components:

•OccupantRestraintController(ORC)

•AirBagWarningLight

•SteeringWheelandColumn

•InstrumentPanel

•KneeImpactBolsters

•AdvancedFrontAirBags

•SupplementalSideAirBags

•FrontandSideImpactSensors

•SeatBeltPretenioners

•SeatBeltBuckleSwitch

•SeatTrackPositionSensors

Advanced Front Air Bags

•ThisvehiclehasAdvancedFrontAirBagsforboththedriverandfrontpassengerasa

supplement to the seat belt restraint systems. The Advanced Front Air Bags will not

deploy in every type of collision.

•AdvancedFrontAirBagsaredesignedtoprovideadditionalprotectionbysupplement-

ing the seat belts. Advanced Front Air Bags are not expected to reduce the risk of injury

in rear , side, or rollover collisions.

•TheAdvancedFrontAirBagswillnotdeployinallfrontalcollisions,includingsome

that may produce substantial vehicle damage — for example, some pole collisions,

truck underrides, and angle offset collisions.

•Ontheotherhand,dependingonthetypeandlocationofimpact,AdvancedFrontAir

Bags may deploy in crashes with little vehicle front-end damage but that produce a

severe initial deceleration.

•Becauseairbagsensorsmeasurevehicledecelerationovertime,vehiclespeedand

damage by themselves are not good indicators of whether or not an air bag should have

deployed.

•Seatbeltsarenecessaryforyourprotectioninallcollisions,andalsoareneededtohelp

keep you in position, away from an inflating air bag.

•Theairbagsmustbereadytoinflateforyourprotectioninacollision.TheOccupant

Restraint Controller (ORC) monitors the internal circuits and interconnecting wiring

associated with air bag system electrical components.

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