Mitsubishi Lancer VIII 8 owners manual page 51

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Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - airbag Regularly check your seat belt buckles andThe SRS front airbags are designed to supple- The SRS airbags are NOT a substitute for use of the seat belts. For maximum protection in their release mechanisms for positive engage- ment the primary protection of the driver and all types of accidents, seat belts must ment and release of the latch plate. Check thefront passenger seat belt systems by provid- ALWAYS be worn by everyone who drives or ing those occupants with protection against retractors for automatic locking when in the rides in this vehicle (with infants and small Automatic Locking Retractor function. head and chest injuries in certain moderate to severe frontal collisions. children in an appropriate child restraint sys- 4 The entire seat belt assembly should be tem in the rear seat, and older children buck- The SRS front airbags, together with sensors replaced if the webbing shows any obvious led in the rear seat). Refer to “Child restraint at the front of the vehicle and sensors cuts, tears, increase in thickness in any sec- systems” on page 4-14. attached to the front seats, form an advanced tion of the webbing from broken fibers, or severe fading from sunlight. All of these con- airbag system. WARNING ditions indicate a weakening of the belt,The SRS driver’s knee airbag is designed to IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS which may adversely affect seat belt perforsupplement the primary protection of the- WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT PROPERLY mance in an accident. driver’s seat belt system. It can reduce the EVEN WITH AN AIRBAG. forward movement of the driver’s lower legs WARNING and provide increased overall body protection Seat belts help keep the driver and pas- sengers properly positioned. This in certain moderate to severe frontal colli- Do not attempt to repair or replace any reduces the risk of injury in all collisions, sions. and reduces the risk of serious injuries or part of the seat belt assemblies. This work death when the airbags inflate. should be done by an authorized The SRS side airbags (if so equipped) and the During sudden braking just before a col- Mitsubishi Motors dealer. Failure to have curtain airbags (if so equipped) are also lision, an unrestrained or improperly an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer designed to supplement the seat belts. The perform the work could reduce the effec- restrained driver or passengers can move forward into direct contact with, or SRS side airbags provide the driver and front tiveness of the belts and could result in a serious injury or death in an accident. within close proximity to, the airbag passenger with protection against chest inju- when it begins to inflate. ries by deploying the bag on the side The beginning stage of airbag inflation is impacted in moderate to severe side impact the most forceful and can cause serious Supplemental Restraint Sys- collisions. The SRS curtain airbags provide injuries or death if the occupant comes in the driver and passengers on the front seat tem (SRS) - airbag and rear outboard seat with protection against contact with the airbag at this time. N00407701720 Seat belts reduce the risk of injury in head injuries by deploying a bag on the side This vehicle is equipped with a Supplemental rollovers, rear impact collisions, and in impacted in moderate to severe side impact Restraint System (SRS), which includes air- lower-speed frontal collisions, because collisions. the airbags are not designed to inflate in bags for the driver and passengers. those situations. 4-22 Seat and restraint systems

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