NISSAN 2008 Altima Hybrid - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 73)

Front seat-mounted side-impact
supplemental air bag and roof-
mounted curtain side-impact
supplemental air bag system
The front seat-mounted side-impact supplemen-
tal air bags are located in the outside of the
seatback of the front seats. The roof-mounted
curtain side-impact supplemental 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 occu-
pants. However, all of the information, cau-
tions and warnings in this manual still ap-
ply and must be followed. The front seat-
mounted side-impact supplemental air bags and
roof-mounted curtain side-impact supplemental
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.
Vehicle damage (or lack of it) is not always an
indication of proper supplemental side air bag
and curtain side-impact air bag operation.
When the front seat-mounted side-impact
supplemental air bags and roof-mounted curtain
side-impact supplemental air bags inflate, a fairly
loud noise may be 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.
Front seat-mounted side-impact supplemental
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. Roof-mounted cur-
tain side-impact supplemental air bags help to
cushion the impact force to the head of occu-
pants in the front and rear outboard seating po-
sitions. They can help save lives and reduce
serious injuries. However, an inflating front seat-
mounted side-impact supplemental air bag and
roof-mounted curtain side-impact supplemental
air bag may cause abrasions or other injuries.
Front seat-mounted side-impact supplemental
air bags and roof-mounted curtain side-impact
supplemental air bags do not provide restraint to
the lower body.
The seat belts should be correctly worn and the
driver and passenger seated upright as far as
practical away from the supplemental side air
bag. Rear seat passengers should be seated as
far away as practical from the door finishers and
side roof rails. The front seat-mounted side-
impact supplemental air bags and roof-mounted
curtain side-impact supplemental air bag inflate
quickly in order to help protect the front occu-
pants. Because of this, the force of the front
seat-mounted side-impact supplemental air bag
and roof-mounted curtain side-impact supple-
mental air bag inflating can increase the risk of
injury if the occupant is too close to, or is against,
these air bag modules during inflation. The front
seat-mounted side-impact supplemental air bags
and roof-mounted curtain side-impact supple-
mental air bag will deflate quickly after the colli-
sion is over.
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