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Keep safety belts clean and dry.
See Care of Safety Belts on
page 5-86.
Airbags
The airbag system does not need
regularly scheduled maintenance or
replacement. Make sure the
airbag readiness light is working.
See Airbag Readiness Light
on page 3-33 for more information.
Notice: If an airbag covering
is damaged, opened, or broken,
the airbag may not work properly.
Do not open or break the airbag
coverings. If there are any opened
or broken airbag covers, have
the airbag covering and/or airbag
module replaced. For the
location of the airbag modules,
see What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? on page 1-52. See your
dealer/retailer for service.
Replacing Restraint
System Parts After a
Crash
{ CAUTION
A crash can damage the restraint
systems in your vehicle. A
damaged restraint system may
not properly protect the person
using it, resulting in serious injury
or even death in a crash. To help
make sure your restraint systems
are working properly after a crash,
have them inspected and any
necessary replacements made as
soon as possible.
If the vehicle has been in a crash, do
you need new safety belts or LATCH
system (if equipped) parts?
After a very minor crash, nothing
may be necessary. But the
safety belt assemblies that were
used during any crash may
have been stressed or damaged.
See your dealer/retailer to have the
safety belt assemblies inspected
or replaced.
If the vehicle has the LATCH system
and it was being used during a crash,
you may need new LATCH system
parts.
New parts and repairs may be
necessary even if the safety belt or
LATCH system (if equipped),
was not being used at the time of
the crash.
If an airbag inflates, you will need to
replace airbag system parts. See
the part on the airbag system earlier
in this section.
Have the safety belt pretensioners
checked if the vehicle has been in a
crash, if the airbag readiness light
stays on after the vehicle is started,
or while you are driving. See Airbag
Readiness Light on page 3-33.
1-62 Seats and Restraint System