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. Frontal airbags distribute the force of the impact more evenly over the occupant's upper body, stopping the occupant more gradually.
Seat-mounted side impact and roof-rail airbags distribute the force of the impact more evenly over the occupant's upper body.
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? for more information.
Airbags should never be regarded as anything more than a supplement to safety belts.
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Return to Factory Settings
Select Return to Factory Settings to
return all of the vehicle
personalization to the default
settings. Turn the Menu knob to
select Yes or No. Press SELECT to
confirm and go back to the
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Low-Beam Headlamps/Daytime Running Lamps (DRL), High-Beam Headlamps (Base)
1. For the driver side bulb, remove the windshield washer bottle filler neck by firmly pulling it straight up and out of the bottle.
2. Remove the outside cap for the low-beam headlamp/DRL bulb repla ...
Electric Parking Brake Light
The Electric Parking Brake (EPB) light should come on briefly as the engine is
started. If it does not come on, have the vehicle serviced by your dealer.
The parking brake status light comes on w ...