2013 Acura TL Owner's Manual - Page 14
2013 Acura TL Manual
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Your Vehicle's Safety Features The most important things you need to know about your airbags are: Airbags do not replace seat belts. Driver and Passenger Safety They are designed to supplement the seat belts. Airbags offer no protection in rear collisions, or minor frontal or side collisions. Airbags can pose serious hazards. What you should do: Always wear your seat belt properly, and sit upright and as far back from the steering wheel as possible while allowing full control of the vehicle. A front passenger should move their seat as far back from the dashboard as possible. The rest of this section gives more detailed information about how you can maximize your safety. Remember however, that no safety system can prevent all injures or deaths that can occur in a severe crash, even when seat belts are properly worn and the airbags deploy. To do their job, airbags must inflate with tremendous force. So, while airbags help save lives, they can cause burns, bruises, and other minor injuries, and sometimes even fatal ones if occupants are not wearing their seat belts properly and sitting correctly. 10 2013 TL