Roof-mounted curtain side-impact supple-
mental air bag system: This system can help
cushion the impact force to the head of occu-
pantsin frontandrear outboardseating positions
in certain side-impact collisions. The curtain
side-impact air bags are designed to inflate on
the side where the vehicle is impacted.
These supplemental restraint systems are de-
signed tosupplement thecrash protection pro-
videdby thedriverand frontpassengerseat belts
and are not a substitute for them. Seat belts
should always be correctly worn and the occu-
pant seated a suitable distance away from the
steering wheel, instrument paneland door finish-
ers. (See “Seat belts” earlier in this section for
instructions and precautionson seat belt usage.)
The supplemental air bags operate only
when the ignition switch is placed in the
ON position.
After placing the ignition switch in the ON
position, the supplemental air bag warning
light illuminates. The supplemental air bag
warning light will turn off after about 7
seconds if the system is operational.
WARNING
● The front air bags ordinarily will not
inflate inthe eventof aside impact,rear
impact, rollover, or lower severity fron-
tal collision. Always wear your seat
belts to help reduce the risk or severity
of injury in various kinds of accidents.
● The front passenger air bag will not
inflate if the passenger air bag status
light is lit or if the front passenger seat
isunoccupied. See“Frontpassenger air
bag and status light” later in this
section.
● Theseat belts and the frontair bags are
most effective when you aresitting well
back and upright in the seat. The front
air bags inflate with great force. Even
with theNISSAN AdvancedAir BagSys-
tem, if you are unrestrained, leaning
forward, sitting sideways or out ofposi-
tionin anyway, youare atgreaterrisk of
injury or death in a crash. You may also
receive seriousor fatalinjuries fromthe
front air bag if you are up against it
when itinflates. Alwayssit backagainst
the seatback and as far away as practi-
cal from the steering wheel or instru-
ment panel. Always use the seat belts.
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