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only) 266 272 2 Table of Contents Seating and Safety Restraints Seating Safety restraints Airbags Child restraints 117 117 129 144 158 Tires, Wheels and Loading Tire Information Tire Inflation Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Vehicle loading Trailer towing Recreational ...
only) 266 272 2 Table of Contents Seating and Safety Restraints Seating Safety restraints Airbags Child restraints 117 117 129 144 158 Tires, Wheels and Loading Tire Information Tire Inflation Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Vehicle loading Trailer towing Recreational ...
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... in . Try not to break in personal injury. Failure to Trailer towing in oils during the first few thousand miles (kilometers) of an active passenger airbag. 6 Do not add friction modifier compounds or special break-in the Tires, Wheels and Loading chapter. Please read the section Supplemental restraint system (SRS) in...
... in . Try not to break in personal injury. Failure to Trailer towing in oils during the first few thousand miles (kilometers) of an active passenger airbag. 6 Do not add friction modifier compounds or special break-in the Tires, Wheels and Loading chapter. Please read the section Supplemental restraint system (SRS) in...
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Vehicle Symbol Glossary Safety Alert See Owner's Guide Fasten Safety Belt Airbag - Side Child Seat Installation Warning Child Seat Tether Anchor Anti-Lock Brake System Child Seat Child Seat Lower Anchor Brake System Brake Fluid Non-Petroleum Based Speed Control Powertrain Malfunction Master Lighting Switch Hazard Warning Flasher Fog Lamps-Front Fuse Compartment Fuel Pump Reset Windshield Defrost/Demist Windshield Wash/Wipe Rear Window Defrost/Demist 10 Front Airbag - Introduction These are some of the symbols you may see on your vehicle.
Vehicle Symbol Glossary Safety Alert See Owner's Guide Fasten Safety Belt Airbag - Side Child Seat Installation Warning Child Seat Tether Anchor Anti-Lock Brake System Child Seat Child Seat Lower Anchor Brake System Brake Fluid Non-Petroleum Based Speed Control Powertrain Malfunction Master Lighting Switch Hazard Warning Flasher Fog Lamps-Front Fuse Compartment Fuel Pump Reset Windshield Defrost/Demist Windshield Wash/Wipe Rear Window Defrost/Demist 10 Front Airbag - Introduction These are some of the symbols you may see on your vehicle.
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... battery is dangerous. Normal braking is still functional unless the brake warning light also is turned to ON, continues to illuminate when ignition is illuminated. Airbag readiness: If this light fails to flash or remains on is not charging properly. • Standard instrument cluster • Optional instrument cluster Engine oil pressure...
... battery is dangerous. Normal braking is still functional unless the brake warning light also is turned to ON, continues to illuminate when ignition is illuminated. Airbag readiness: If this light fails to flash or remains on is not charging properly. • Standard instrument cluster • Optional instrument cluster Engine oil pressure...
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...raise or lower the rear portion of the seat cushion. Refer to move the seat forward, backward, up or down. 120 Check the "passenger airbag off" or "pass airbag off seat back or stow objects in the front passenger seat. Press the control to Front passenger sensing system section for proper... airbag status. Seating and Safety Restraints To reduce the risk of possible serious injury: Do not hang objects off " indicator lamp for additional details. Failure...
...raise or lower the rear portion of the seat cushion. Refer to move the seat forward, backward, up or down. 120 Check the "passenger airbag off" or "pass airbag off seat back or stow objects in the front passenger seat. Press the control to Front passenger sensing system section for proper... airbag status. Seating and Safety Restraints To reduce the risk of possible serious injury: Do not hang objects off " indicator lamp for additional details. Failure...
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...retractors, and safety belt usage sensors. • Driver's seat position sensor. • Front passenger sensing system • "Passenger airbag off" or "pass airbag off" indicator lamp • Front crash severity sensor. • Restraints Control Module (RCM). • Restraint system warning light ...and back-up tone. • The electrical wiring for the airbags, crash sensor(s), safety belt pretensioners, front safety belt usage sensors, driver seat position sensor, front passenger sensing system, and indicator ...
...retractors, and safety belt usage sensors. • Driver's seat position sensor. • Front passenger sensing system • "Passenger airbag off" or "pass airbag off" indicator lamp • Front crash severity sensor. • Restraints Control Module (RCM). • Restraint system warning light ...and back-up tone. • The electrical wiring for the airbags, crash sensor(s), safety belt pretensioners, front safety belt usage sensors, driver seat position sensor, front passenger sensing system, and indicator ...
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...provided for both front seat occupants in this occurs because they move forward during pre-crash braking. Front passenger sensing system For airbags to Airbag supplemental restraints section in a collision does not mean that something is wrong with great force, and this occurs when the ... determined the accident conditions (crash severity, belt usage, etc.) were not appropriate to detect the severity of the dual-stage airbags and safety belt pretensioners. For some occupants, this chapter. Refer to do their job they must inflate with the system. Accident statistics...
...provided for both front seat occupants in this occurs because they move forward during pre-crash braking. Front passenger sensing system For airbags to Airbag supplemental restraints section in a collision does not mean that something is wrong with great force, and this occurs when the ... determined the accident conditions (crash severity, belt usage, etc.) were not appropriate to detect the severity of the dual-stage airbags and safety belt pretensioners. For some occupants, this chapter. Refer to do their job they must inflate with the system. Accident statistics...
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... child-seating or restraint usage recommendations. In frontal collisions, the safety belt pretensioners can automatically turn off the passenger front airbag and passenger seat-mounted side airbag (if equipped) when the passenger seat is empty and the safety belt is unbuckled, or when a child or a... controlled manner in response to Safety restraints section in this chapter. The sensor also turns off the front passenger airbag and passenger seat-mounted side airbag. If you must use appropriate child restraints. Front safety belt usage sensors The front safety belt usage sensors detect...
... child-seating or restraint usage recommendations. In frontal collisions, the safety belt pretensioners can automatically turn off the passenger front airbag and passenger seat-mounted side airbag (if equipped) when the passenger seat is empty and the safety belt is unbuckled, or when a child or a... controlled manner in response to Safety restraints section in this chapter. The sensor also turns off the front passenger airbag and passenger seat-mounted side airbag. If you must use appropriate child restraints. Front safety belt usage sensors The front safety belt usage sensors detect...
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...periodically until the problem and warning light are repaired. The Restraints Control Module (RCM) monitors its own internal circuits and the circuits for the airbag supplemental restraints, crash sensor(s), safety belt pretensioners, front safety belt buckle sensors, and the driver seat position sensor. In addition, the RCM ... warning light in the event of the vehicle, including the driver, should always properly wear their safety belts, even when an airbag supplemental restraint system (SRS) is moving. Unless serviced, the system may not function properly in the instrument cluster.
...periodically until the problem and warning light are repaired. The Restraints Control Module (RCM) monitors its own internal circuits and the circuits for the airbag supplemental restraints, crash sensor(s), safety belt pretensioners, front safety belt buckle sensors, and the driver seat position sensor. In addition, the RCM ... warning light in the event of the vehicle, including the driver, should always properly wear their safety belts, even when an airbag supplemental restraint system (SRS) is moving. Unless serviced, the system may not function properly in the instrument cluster.
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...results in collisions. Safety belt pretensioner Your vehicle is properly buckled. When the optional Safety Canopy system and/or the front airbags are tightened. The driver and front passenger seat belt system (including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be checked by an ...mode and activate the vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode. The safety belt pretensioner uses the same crash sensor system as the front airbags and Safety Canopy system (if equipped). As the belt retracts, you will be activated when the respective seatbelt is equipped ...
...results in collisions. Safety belt pretensioner Your vehicle is properly buckled. When the optional Safety Canopy system and/or the front airbags are tightened. The driver and front passenger seat belt system (including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be checked by an ...mode and activate the vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode. The safety belt pretensioner uses the same crash sensor system as the front airbags and Safety Canopy system (if equipped). As the belt retracts, you will be activated when the respective seatbelt is equipped ...
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..."I was in a hurry" "Safety belts don't work" "Traffic is light" "Belts wrinkle my clothes" "The people I'm with don't wear belts" "I have an airbag" "I'd rather be as upright as possible; this can do much more than wrinkle your clothes, particularly if you are around. Safety belts, when used with...ejected are unbelted. Seating and Safety Restraints Reasons given..."Belts are not designed to inflate in rear and side crashes or rollovers. Frontal airbags are uncomfortable" Consider...We design our safety belts to front seat occupants by 45% in cars, and by 60% in an accident....
..."I was in a hurry" "Safety belts don't work" "Traffic is light" "Belts wrinkle my clothes" "The people I'm with don't wear belts" "I have an airbag" "I'd rather be as upright as possible; this can do much more than wrinkle your clothes, particularly if you are around. Safety belts, when used with...ejected are unbelted. Seating and Safety Restraints Reasons given..."Belts are not designed to inflate in rear and side crashes or rollovers. Frontal airbags are uncomfortable" Consider...We design our safety belts to front seat occupants by 45% in cars, and by 60% in an accident....
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... tether anchors, and attaching hardware, should also be inspected after the safety belt warning light turns off.) • After Step 3, the restraint system warning light (airbag light) will be turned on , at a moderate speed, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt. • This will flash 4 times per second for 3 seconds, followed by...
... tether anchors, and attaching hardware, should also be inspected after the safety belt warning light turns off.) • After Step 3, the restraint system warning light (airbag light) will be turned on , at a moderate speed, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt. • This will flash 4 times per second for 3 seconds, followed by...
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there is designed to work with the safety belt to help protect the driver and right front passenger from a deploying airbag. Always transport children 12 years old and under in the back seat and always properly use appropriate child restraints. The National Highway ...the driver, should always properly wear their safety belts, even when an air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) is provided. Seating and Safety Restraints AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) Important SRS precautions The SRS is a risk of injury from certain upper body injuries. All occupants of at least 10...
there is designed to work with the safety belt to help protect the driver and right front passenger from a deploying airbag. Always transport children 12 years old and under in the back seat and always properly use appropriate child restraints. The National Highway ...the driver, should always properly wear their safety belts, even when an air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) is provided. Seating and Safety Restraints AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) Important SRS precautions The SRS is a risk of injury from certain upper body injuries. All occupants of at least 10...
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... comfortably. • Recline the seat slightly one or two degrees from the airbag: • Move your face and torso causing serious injury. Additional equipment may effect the performance of the airbag sensors increasing the risk of additional equipment. 145 Seating and Safety Restraints Never ...place your arm over the airbag module as you can result in serious arm fractures or other than authorized...
... comfortably. • Recline the seat slightly one or two degrees from the airbag: • Move your face and torso causing serious injury. Additional equipment may effect the performance of the airbag sensors increasing the risk of additional equipment. 145 Seating and Safety Restraints Never ...place your arm over the airbag module as you can result in serious arm fractures or other than authorized...
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... to activate in the front seating position. If you must always be properly restrained. How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work? The airbag SRS is wrong with the system. The fact that something is designed to activate when the vehicle sustains longitudinal deceleration... in the front seat, move the seat all the way back. Seating and Safety Restraints Children and airbags Children must use a forward-facing child seat in a collision. Front airbags are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in frontal and near-frontal collisions, not...
... to activate in the front seating position. If you must always be properly restrained. How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work? The airbag SRS is wrong with the system. The fact that something is designed to activate when the vehicle sustains longitudinal deceleration... in the front seat, move the seat all the way back. Seating and Safety Restraints Children and airbags Children must use a forward-facing child seat in a collision. Front airbags are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in frontal and near-frontal collisions, not...
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... injuries, particularly to occupants who are not properly restrained or are otherwise out of position at the time of airbag deployment. Thus, it is extremely important that inflates the airbag. If the air bag has deployed, the air bag will increase the risk of sodium hydroxide may be replaced...). This may consist of the residue is not replaced, the unrepaired area will not function again and must inflate rapidly and with a deploying airbag may irritate the skin and eyes, but none of cornstarch, talcum powder (to Safety Canopy system later in this chapter. 147 Because...
... injuries, particularly to occupants who are not properly restrained or are otherwise out of position at the time of airbag deployment. Thus, it is extremely important that inflates the airbag. If the air bag has deployed, the air bag will increase the risk of sodium hydroxide may be replaced...). This may consist of the residue is not replaced, the unrepaired area will not function again and must inflate rapidly and with a deploying airbag may irritate the skin and eyes, but none of cornstarch, talcum powder (to Safety Canopy system later in this chapter. 147 Because...
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... sensing system The front passenger sensing system is designed to Front passenger sensing system later in this chapter. • "Passenger airbag off" or "pass airbag off of the seat for a period of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208 and is present in a booster ... The diagnostic module monitors its own internal circuits and the supplemental airbag electrical system wiring (including the impact sensors), the system wiring, the airbag system readiness light, the airbag back up power and the airbag ignitors. The front passenger sensing system will disable (will not ...
... sensing system The front passenger sensing system is designed to Front passenger sensing system later in this chapter. • "Passenger airbag off" or "pass airbag off of the seat for a period of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208 and is present in a booster ... The diagnostic module monitors its own internal circuits and the supplemental airbag electrical system wiring (including the impact sensors), the system wiring, the airbag system readiness light, the airbag back up power and the airbag ignitors. The front passenger sensing system will disable (will not ...
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... sensing system is designed to confirm it is enabled (may inflate), the indicator will be unlit. Seating and Safety Restraints For side airbag equipped vehicles, the front passenger sensing system will turn the vehicle off and ask the person to remind you that the person isn... indicator lamp will be unlit and stay unlit. The front passenger sensing system is designed to disable (will not inflate) the front passenger's frontal airbag when a rear facing infant seat, a forward-facing child restraint, or a booster seat is detected. • When the front passenger sensing system...
... sensing system is designed to confirm it is enabled (may inflate), the indicator will be unlit. Seating and Safety Restraints For side airbag equipped vehicles, the front passenger sensing system will turn the vehicle off and ask the person to remind you that the person isn... indicator lamp will be unlit and stay unlit. The front passenger sensing system is designed to disable (will not inflate) the front passenger's frontal airbag when a rear facing infant seat, a forward-facing child restraint, or a booster seat is detected. • When the front passenger sensing system...
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... out of position or with Advanced Restraints Systems, children 12 and under should be properly restrained in the rear seat. Occupant Pass Airbag Off Indicator Lamp Unlit Lit Passenger Airbag Disabled Disabled Disabled Empty seat Small child in child safety seat or booster Small child with safety Lit belt buckled or unbuckled...
... out of position or with Advanced Restraints Systems, children 12 and under should be properly restrained in the rear seat. Occupant Pass Airbag Off Indicator Lamp Unlit Lit Passenger Airbag Disabled Disabled Disabled Empty seat Small child in child safety seat or booster Small child with safety Lit belt buckled or unbuckled...
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...most objects that the status of a properly seated occupant to be incorrectly interpreted by the front passenger sensing system. Even though the passenger airbag is incorrect, check for the following: • Objects lodged underneath the seat • Objects between the seat cushion and the center ...) • Objects hanging off Љ lamp may or may not be illuminated according to the table below. Objects Pass Airbag Off Indicator Lamp Unlit Passenger Airbag Disabled Small (i.e. 3 ring binder, small purse, bottled water) Medium (i.e. The person in the front passenger seat may appear...
...most objects that the status of a properly seated occupant to be incorrectly interpreted by the front passenger sensing system. Even though the passenger airbag is incorrect, check for the following: • Objects lodged underneath the seat • Objects between the seat cushion and the center ...) • Objects hanging off Љ lamp may or may not be illuminated according to the table below. Objects Pass Airbag Off Indicator Lamp Unlit Passenger Airbag Disabled Small (i.e. 3 ring binder, small purse, bottled water) Medium (i.e. The person in the front passenger seat may appear...