2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup Owner Manual - Page 67

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 65 airbag inflation. These airborne particles may irritate Maintaining Your Airbag System the skin, eyes, nose, or throat. If you have skin or eye WARNING! irritation, rinse the area with cool water. For nose or throat irritation, move to fresh air. If the irritation • Modifications to any part of the airbag system continues, see your doctor. If these particles settle on could cause it to fail when you need it. You could your clothing, follow the garment manufacturer's inbe injured if the airbag system is not there to structions for cleaning. protect you. Do not modify the components or Do not drive your vehicle after the airbags have dewiring, including adding any kind of badges or ployed. If you are involved in another collision, the stickers to the steering wheel hub trim cover or the airbags will not be in place to protect you. upper right side of the instrument panel. Do not modify the front bumper, vehicle body structure, WARNING! or add aftermarket side steps or running boards. • It is dangerous to try to repair any part of the Deployed airbags and seat belt pretensioners cannot airbag system yourself. Be sure to tell anyone who protect you in another collision. Have the airbags, works on your vehicle that it has an airbag system. seat belt pretensioners, and the front passenger seat (Continued) belt retractor assembly replaced by an authorized dealer as soon as possible. Also, have the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) system serviced as well. 2