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is designed to inflate on the side where the vehicle is impacted. Roof-mounted curtain side-impact and rollover supplemental air bag system: This system can help cushion the impact force to the head of occupants in front and rear (2nd and 3rd) outboard seating positions in certain side impact or rollover collisions. In a side impact, the curtain air bags are designed to inflate on the side where the vehicle is impacted. In a roll- over, the curtain air bags on both sides are designed to inflate. Under both side- impact and rollover situations, the curtain air bags will remain inflated for a short period of time. designed to supplement the crash pro- tection provided by the driver and pas- senger seat belts and are not a substitute for them. Seat belts should always be correctly worn and the occu- pant seated a suitable distance away from the steering wheel, instrument pa- nel and door finishers. (See “Seat belts” (P.1-20) for instructions and precautions on seat belt usage.) The supplemental air bags operate only when the ignition switch is in the ON position. ON position, the supplemental air bag warning light illuminates. The supple- mental air bag warning light will turn off after about 7 seconds if the systems are operational. Safety — seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system 1-55 |