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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Playing a Disc
To play a disc, gently insert the disc with the label
side up into the loading slot. The DVD player
will continue loading the disc and the player will
automatically start, if the vehicle is in RUN, ...
Clock (Radio with CD and Touchscreen)
The infotainment system controls
are used to access the time and
date settings through the menu
system. See Overview (Radio with
CD) or Overview
(Radio with CD/DVD and MEM) or Overview (Radi ...
What to Add
When you do need brake fluid, use only DOT-3
brake fluid. Use new brake fluid from a sealed
container only.
Always clean the brake fluid reservoir cap and the
area around the cap before removing i ...