User Guide

NEVER install any child
restraint (e.g., baby capsule,
child seat, or booster seat) in the
front seat where a passenger air
bag is fitted, as serious injury or
death may result from the force of
the inflating front passenger air
bag. The rear seat is the safest
place for children.
Never place objects in front of you while you are seated in the
front seat as injury may result from the object when it is forced
toward you by the inflating air bag. Do not cover the steering wheel or
instrument panel with any object (e.g. dash panel covers) which may
prevent the air bags from inflating properly.
Where a passenger air bag is fitted, front passengers should
never sit on the edge of the seat, stand near the glove
compartment, rest feet or other parts of the body on the instrument
panel or lean over near the glove compartment when the vehicle is
moving.
Determining if the SRS system is operational
The SRS system, which includes the air bags and seat belt buckle
pretensioners, uses a readiness light in the instrument cluster or a tone
to indicate the condition of the system. Routine maintenance of the air
bag and seat belt buckle pretensioner system is not required.
A difficulty with the system is indicated by one or more of the following:
• The readiness light will either
flash or stay lit.
• The readiness light will not
illuminate immediately after
ignition is turned on.
• A series of five beeps will be heard. The tone pattern will repeat
periodically until the problem and/or light are repaired.
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