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Adding Equipment to
Your
Air
Bag-Equipped
Vehicle
Q:
IfI
add a push bumper or a bicycle rack to the front
of
my vehicle,
A:
As long as the push bumper or bicycle rack is attached to your vehicle
will
it keep the air bag from working properly?
so
that the vehicle’s basic structure isn’t changed, it’s not likely
to
keep
the air bags from working properly
in
a crash.
Q:
What
if
I
add a snow plow?
Will
it keep the air bag from working
properly?
A:
We’ve designed our air bag systems to work properly under a wide
range
of
conditions, including snow plowing with vehicles equipped
with the optional Snow Plow Prep Package (RPO VYU). But don’t
change or defeat the snow plow’s “tripping mechanism.”
If
you
do, it
can damage your snow plow and your vehicle, and it may cause an air
bag inflation.
Q:
Is
there anything
I
might add to the front
of
the vehicle that could
A:
Yes.
If
you add things that change your vehicle’s frame, bumper
keep the air bag from working properly?
system, front end sheet metal or height, they may keep the air bag
system from working properly. Also, the air bag system may
not
work
properly
if
you
relocate
any
of
the
air bag sensors. If
you
have any
question about this,
you
should contact Customer Assistance
before
you modify your vehicle. (The phone numbers and addresses for
Customer Assistance are in Step Two
of
the Customer Satisfaction
Procedure in this manual. See “Customer Satisfaction Procedure”
in
the
Index.)
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