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1-7. Safety information

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Operating conditions (side and curtain shield airbags)

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The SRS side airbags and curtain shield airbags are designed to inflate when the

passenger compartment is subjected to a severe impact from the side.

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The SRS side airbag on the passenger seat will not activate if there is no passen-

ger sitting in the front passenger seat. However, the side airbag on the passen-

ger seat may deploy if luggage is put in the seat, even if the seat is unoccupied.

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Conditions under which the SRS airbags may deploy (inflate), other than a colli-

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The SRS front airbags may also deploy if a serious impact occurs to the underside of

your vehicle. Some examples are shown in the illustration.

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Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbag (front airbags)

The SRS front airbags are generally not designed to inflate if the vehicle is involved

in a side or rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed frontal colli-

sion. But, whenever a collision of any type causes sufficient forward deceleration of

the vehicle, deployment of the SRS front airbags may occur.

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Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard

surface

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Falling into or jumping over a deep hole

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Landing hard or vehicle falling

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Collision from the rear

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Collision from the side

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Vehicle rollover