2009 Nissan GT-R Owner's Manual - Page 71

wheel pad and above the instrument

panel or by installing additional trim

material around the air bag system.

.

Modifying

or

tampering

with

the

front passenger seat may result in

serious personal injury. For exam-

ple, do not change the front seats by

placing material on the seat cushion

or by installing additional trim ma-

terial, such as seat covers, on the

seat that is not specifically designed

to assure proper air bag operation.

Additionally, do not stow any ob-

jects under the front passenger seat

or the seat cushion and seatback.

Such objects may interfere with the

proper operation of the occupant

classification sensor.

.

No unauthorized changes should be

made to any components or wiring

of the seat belt system. This may

affect

the

front

air

bag

system.

Tampering with the seat belt system

may result in serious personal in-

jury.

.

Work on and around the front air

bag system should be done by a

GT-R certified NISSAN dealer. In-

stallation

of

electrical

equipment

should

also

be

done

by

a

GT-R

certified NISSAN dealer. The Sup-

plemental Restraint System (SRS)

wiring should not be modified or

disconnected. Unauthorized electri-

cal

test

equipment

and

probing

devices should not be used on the

air bag system.

.

A

cracked

windshield

should

be

replaced immediately by a qualified

repair facility. A cracked windshield

could

affect

the

function

of

the

supplemental air bag system.

.

The SRS wiring harness connectors

are

yellow

and

orange

for

easy

identification.

When selling your vehicle, we request that you

inform the buyer about the front air bag system

and guide the buyer to the appropriate sections

in this Owner’s Manual.

FRONT SEAT-MOUNTED SIDE-IM-

PACT SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG

AND ROOF-MOUNTED CURTAIN

SIDE-IMPACT SUPPLEMENTAL AIR

BAG SYSTEM (if so equipped)

The front side air bags are located in the outside

of the seatback of the front seats. The curtain air

bags are located in the side roof rails. These

systems are designed to meet voluntary guide-

lines to help reduce the risk of injury to out-of-

position

occupants.

However,

all

of

the

information, cautions and warnings in this

manual still apply and must be followed.

The side air bags and curtain air bags are

designed

to

inflate

in

higher

severity

side

collisions, although they may inflate if the forces

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