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Model "S51-D" EDITED: 2008/ 3/ 26
front air bag system. Tampering with the
seat belt system may result in serious
personal injury.
. Work on and around the front air bag
system should be done by an INFINITI
dealer. Installation of electrical equip-
ment should also be done by an INFINITI
dealer. The Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem (SRS) wiring should not be modified
or disconnected. Unauthorized electrical
test equipment and probing devices
should not be used on the air bag
system.
. A cracked wind shield should be re-
placed immediately by a qualified repair
facility. A cracked windshield could
affect the function of the supplemental
air bag system.
. The SRS wiring harness connectors are
yellow and orange for easy identifica-
tion.
When selling your vehicle, we request that
you inform the buyer about the front air
bag system and guide the buyer to the
appropriate sections in this Owner’s Man-
ual.
SSS0521
FRONT SEAT-MOUNTED SIDE-IM-
PACT SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG AND
ROOF-MOUNTED CURTAIN SIDE-IM-
PACT AND ROLLOVER SUPPLEMEN-
TAL AIR BAG SYSTEMS
The side air bags are located in the outside
of the seatback of the front seats. The
curtain and rollover air bags are located in
the side roof rails. These systems are
designed to meet voluntary guidelines to
help reduce the risk of injury to out-of-
position occupants. However, all of the
information, cautions and warnings in this
manual still apply and must be followed.
The side air bags and curtain and rollover
air bags are designed to inflate in higher
severity side collisions, although they may
inflate if the forces in another type of
collision are similar to those of a higher
severity side impact. They are designed to
inflate on the side where the vehicle is
impacted. They may not inflate in certain
side collisions on t he side where the
vehicle is impacted. Curtain and rollover
air bags are also designed to inflate in
certain types of rollover collisions or near
rollovers.
Vehicle damage (or lack of it) is not always
an indication of proper side air bag and
curtain and rollover air bag operation.
When the side air bags and curtain and
rollover air bags inflate, a fairly loud noise
may b e heard, followed by release of
smoke. This smoke is not harmful and
does not indicate a fire. Care should be
taken not to inhale it, as it may cause
irritation and choking. Those with a history
of a breathing condition should get fresh
air promptly.
Side air bags, along with the use of seat
belts, help to cushion the impact force on
the chest and pelvic area of the front
occupants. Curtain and rollover air bags
help to cushion the impact force to the
head of occupants in the front and rear
outboard seating positions. They can help
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