Supplemental Restraint System — Airbags

1 Driver's front airbag
2 Front passenger airbag
3 Side airbag
4 Curtain airbag

Your vehicle is equipped with a supplemental driver's and front passenger's airbag system.

The front airbags are designed to supplement the three-point seat belts. To provide protection from the airbags, seat belts must always be properly worn while driving.

You could be seriously injured or killed in an accident if you do not wear your seat belt. Airbags are built into the vehicle as a supplemental system. They are not intended to replace the three-point seat belts. In addition, airbags are not designed to deploy in every collision. In some accidents, seat belts are the only restraint device providing protection.

WARNING

SRS AIRBAG PRECAUTIONS

• Always use seat belts and child restraint systems on every trip, every time, for everyone! Even with airbags, you can be seriously injured or killed in a collision if you are improperly restrained or not wearing a seat belt when the airbag deploys.
• Never place a rear-facing child restraint or booster seat in the front passenger seat unless the passenger airbag is turned off. A deploying airbag can strike an infant or child with great force, resulting in serious or fatal injury.
• Always secure children under 13 years old in the rear seat. This is the safest place for children of any age to ride. If a child aged 13 or older must sit in the front seat, he or she must be properly secured with a seat belt, and the seat should be moved as far back as possible.
• Make sure all occupants sit upright with the seatback in the upright position, centered on the seat cushion, wearing the seat belt properly, with legs comfortably extended and feet on the floor, until the vehicle is parked and turned off. If an occupant is not in the proper position during a crash, a rapidly deploying airbag may strike the occupant with force, which may result in serious or fatal injury.
• Never sit or lean too close to the airbags, or lean against the door or center console. Move your seat as far back from the front airbags as possible while still maintaining control of the vehicle. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends that drivers maintain a distance of at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the center of the steering wheel and the chest.