1-1. Safety Instructions CAUTIONS ■ Precautions for airbags Observe the following precautions regarding the airbags. Otherwise, it may result in serious injury or even death. ● The driver and all passengers in the vehicle must wear their seat belts properly. The airbags are supplemental devices to be used with the seat belts. ● The driver airbag deploys with considerable force, and may cause serious injury or even death if the driver is too close to the airbag. ● Since the high risk zone for the unfolding driver airbag is the 50 - 75 mm segment of the unfolding area, place yourself 250 mm at least from your driver airbag.
This distance is measured from the center of the steering wheel to your breastbone. If you sit less than 250 mm away, you can change your driving position in several ways: • Move your seat backwards as far as you can while still reaching each pedal with ease. • Slightly tilt the back of the seat. Although vehicle designs vary, many drivers can achieve the 250 mm distance. Even with the driver seat at the most front position, the distance can be obtained simply by tilting the restback backwards slightly. If you cannot see the road conditions clearly in front with the backrest tilting backwards, a hard anti-skid seat cushion can be used to support your body or raise the seat.
• Adjust the steering wheel and tilt it downward. Thus the airbag points toward your chest instead of your head and neck. While adjusting the seat as recommended above, make sure that the pedals and steering wheel are under control of the driver, and the instrument panel controls within the driver’s reach. ● The relevant safety requirements must be observed when the vehicle or components of the airbag system and the pretensioned belt are scrapped. ■ Always use a seat belt When driving a vehicle equipped with airbags, the seat belts must be fastened. It is extremely dangerous to rely on the airbag alone in accident. Because the airbag alone cannot avoid serious injury.
The corresponding airbags inflate only when they are encountered with front, near front or side impact at above moderate. Therefore, always wear a seat belt during a ride. 34