2000 Mercury Mystique Owner's Manual - Page 88

Seating and safety restraints Do not put anything on or over the air bag module. Placing objects on or over the air bag inflation area may cause those objects to be propelled by the air bag into your face and torso causing serious injury. Never place your arm over the air bag module as a deploying air bag can result in serious arm fractures or other injuries. Do not attempt to service, repair, or modify the air bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) or its fuses. See your Ford or Lincoln-Mercury dealer. Children and air bags For additional important safety information, read all information on safety restraints in this guide. Children should always wear safety belts. Failure to follow these instructions may increase the risk of injury in a collision. Air bags can kill or injure a child in a child seat. NEVER place a rear-facing child seat in front of an active air bag. If you must use a forward-facing child seat in the front seat, move the seat all the way back. 88