1997 Nissan Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 41

SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (supplemental air bag system) This Supplemental Restraint System section contains important information concerning the driver's supplemental air bag. The Supplemental Restraint System Air Bag can help reduce impact force to the driver in certain frontal collisions. The supplemental air bag is designed to supplement the crash protection provided by the seat belt and is not a substitute for it. The seat belt should always be correctly worn and the driver seated a suitable distance from the steering wheel. (See ''Seat belts'' later in this section for instructions and precautions on seat belt usage.) The supplemental air bag operates only when the ignition switch is in the ON or START position. WARNING ● The supplemental air bag ordinarily will not inflate in the event of a side impact, rear impact, roll over, or lower severity frontal collision. Always wear your seat belts to help reduce the risk or severity of injury in various kinds of accidents. ● The seat belts and the supplemental air bag are most effective when you are sitting back and upright in the seat. Supplemental air bags inflate with great force. If you are unrestrained, leaning forward, sitting sideways or out of position in any way, you are at greater risk of injury or death in a crash and may also receive serious or fatal injuries from the supplemental air bag if you are up against it when it inflates. Always sit back against the seatback and as APD0717 far away as practical from the steering wheel. Always use the seatbelts. ● Keep hands on the outside of the steering wheel. Placing them inside the steering wheel rim could increase the risk that they are injured when the supplemental air bag inflates. 2-14