2007 Suzuki Reno Owner's Manual - Page 43

SEATS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS position, then sit upright in the seat, centered on the seat cushion, with the person's legs comfortably extended. Restart the vehicle and have the person remain in this position for about three minutes. This will allow the system to detect that person and then enable the passenger's air bag. • With the vehicle parked, ask the right front passenger to get out of the seat for more than three seconds, place the seatback in the fully upright position, and then sit upright in the seat, centered on the seat cushion, with the person's legs comfortably extended. Have the person remain in this position for about three minutes. This will allow the system to detect that person and then enable the passenger's air bag. When Should an Air Bag Inflate? WARNING A thick layer of additional material such as a blanket, or aftermarket equipment such as seat covers, seat heaters and seat massagers can affect how well the passenger sensing system operates. Remove any additional material from the seat cushion before allowing a passenger to use the front passenger's seat, and do not use aftermarket equipment such as seat covers. The driver's and right front passenger's frontal air bags are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal crashes. But they are designed to inflate only if the impact speed is above the system's designed "threshold level." If the front of your vehicle goes straight into a wall that doesn't move or deform, the threshold level is about 9 to 14 mph (14.5 to 23 km/h). The threshold level can vary, however, with specific vehicle design, so that it can be somewhat above or below this range. If your vehicle strikes something that will move or deform, such as a parked car, the threshold level will be higher. The driver's and right front passenger's frontal air bags are not designed to inflate in rollovers, rear impacts, or in many side impacts because inflation would not help the occupant. A side impact air bag is designed to inflate in moderate to severe side crashes involving the door. A side impact air bag will inflate if the crash severity is above the system's designed "threshold level". The threshold level can vary with specific vehicle design. A side impact air bag is not designed to inflate in frontal or near-frontal impacts, rollovers or rear impacts, because inflation would not help the occupant. In any particular crash, no one can say whether an air bag should have inflated simply because of the damage to a vehicle Adding Equipment to Your Air BagEquipped Vehicle Question: Because I have a disability, I have to get my vehicle modified. How can I find out whether this will affect my advanced air bag system? Answer: Changing or moving any parts of the front seats, safety belts, the air bag sensing and diagnostic module can affect the operation of the advanced air bag system. If it is necessary to modify the advanced air bag system to accommodate a person with disabilities, owners in the continental United States can call American Suzuki toll-free at 1-800-934-0934, or write to: American Suzuki Motor Corporation Automotive Customer Relations 3251 East Imperial Highway Brea, CA 92821-6795 WARNING If the air bag readiness light in the instrument panel cluster ever comes on and stays on, it means that something may be wrong with the air bag system. If this ever happens, have the vehicle serviced promptly, because an adult-size person sitting in the right front passenger's seat may not have the protection of the air bags. See "Air Bag Readiness Light" in Section 3 for more on this, including important safety information. 1-31