User Manual

WARNING!
• Relying on the airbags alone could lead to more
severe injuries in a collision. The airbags work
with your seat belt to restrain you properly. In
some collisions the airbags won’t deploy at all.
Always wear your seat belts even though you
have airbags.
• Being too close to the steering wheel or instru-
ment panel during airbag deployment could cause
serious injury. Airbags need room to inflate. Sit
back, comfortably extending your arms to reach
the steering wheel or instrument panel.
Airbag System Components
The airbag system consists of the following:
• Airbag Control Module (ACM)
• Airbag Warning Light
• Driver Airbag
• Passenger Airbag
• Steering Wheel And Column
• Instrument Panel
• Crash Sensor
• Interconnecting Wiring
• Knee Impact Bolsters
• Passenger Airbag ON/OFF Switch (If Equipped)
How The Airbag System Works
•
The Airbag Control Module (ACM) determines if a
frontal collision is severe enough to require the airbags
to inflate.
• The ACM will not detect side, roll over, or rear
impacts.
• The ACM also monitors the readiness of the electronic
parts of the system whenever the ignition switch is in
the START or ON position. These include all of the
items listed above except the knee bolster, the instru-
ment panel, and the steering wheel and column. If the
ignition key is in the OFF or ACC position, or not in
the ignition, the airbags are not on and will not inflate.
24 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE