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Safety features of your vehicle

The indications of the system's pres-

ence are the letters "AIR BAG"

embossed on the air bag pad cover

in the steering wheel and the pas-

senger's side front panel pad above

the glove box.

The SRS consists of air bags

installed under the pad covers in the

center of the steering wheel and the

passenger's side front panel above

the glove box.

The purpose of the SRS is to provide

the vehicle's driver and/or the front

passenger with additional protection

than that offered by the seat belt sys-

tem alone in case of a frontal impact

of sufficient severity. The SRS uses

sensors to gather information about

the driver's and front passenger's

seat belt usage and impact severity.

The seat belt buckle sensors deter-

mine if the driver and front passen-

ger's seat belts are fastened.

These sensors provide the ability to

control the SRS deployment based

on whether or not the seat belts are

fastened, and how severe the impact

is.

The advanced SRS offers the ability

to control the air bag inflation within

two levels. A first stage level is pro-

vided for moderate-severity impacts.

A second stage level is provided for

more severe impacts.

The passenger’s front air bag is

designed to help reduce the injury of

children sitting close to the instru-

ment panel in low speed collisions.

However, children are safer if they

are restraint in the rear seat.

According to the impact severity and

seat belt usage, the SRSCM (SRS

Control Module) controls the air bag

inflation. Failure to properly wear

seat belts can increase the risk or

severity of injury in an accident.

Additionally, your vehicle is equipped

with an occupant detection system in

the front passenger's seat.The occu-

pant detection system detects the

presence of a passenger in the front

passenger's seat and will turn off the

front passenger's air bag under cer-

tain conditions. For more detail, see

"Occupant detection system" in this

section.

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