How Does an Airbag Restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or near frontal collisions, even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel. In moderate to severe side collisions, even belted occupants can contact the inside of the vehicle.
Airbags supplement the protection provided by safety belts by distributing the force of the impact more evenly over the occupant's body.
Rollover capable roof-rail airbags are designed to help contain the head and chest of occupants in the outboard seating positions in the first, second and third rows.
The rollover capable roof-rail airbags are designed to help reduce the risk of full or partial ejection in rollover events, although no system can prevent all such ejections.
But airbags would not help in many types of collisions, primarily because the occupant's motion is not toward those airbags. See When Should an Airbag Inflate? on page 3‑27 for more information.
Airbags should never be regarded as anything more than a supplement to safety belts.
See also:
Cargo Tie-Downs
Four cargo tie-downs are located in the rear compartment of the vehicle.
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Finding a Station
BAND: Press to switch between AM, FM, or XM. The selection displays.
(Tune): Turn to select radio stations.
SEEK and
SEEK: Press to go to the previous or next station and stay there.
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The power steering fluid reservoir is located toward the rear of the engine compartment
on the passenger side of the vehicle. See Engine Compartment Overview on page 10‑6
for reservoir loc ...