NISSAN 2011 Versa Hatchback - Consumer Safety & Air Bag Information Guide - Manual (Page 2)

2011 NISSAN Consumer Safety & Air Bag Information Guide 1
AIR BAG PROTECTION
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AIR BAGS
Air bags are a supplemental restraint system designed to enhance the protection provided
by the seat belt system during certain types of collisions. Supplemental driver and front
passenger air bags are standard on every NISSAN vehicle. Supplemental side-impact,
curtain side-impact, and curtain side-impact/rollover air bags are available on many 2011
NISSAN vehicles. See your vehicle owner’s manual for information about these air bag
systems, if so equipped.
Please remember to always wear your seat belt, and that a rear-facing child restraint must
never be used in the front passenger seat if the vehicle is equipped with a front passenger
air bag. See page 10 of this guide for important information about child restraint use.
FASTER THAN THE EYE CAN BLINK
In a collision, a lot can happen in just one second. Generally, at 0.01 seconds an air bag
begins to inflate. At 0.04 seconds, it is fully inflated. By 0.1 seconds, it has done its job
and is deflating. Considering the speed of these events, it is not surprising that many
people involved in a frontal co llision do not realize that their air bags did inflate.
0.01 SECONDS INFLATING BEGINS 0.04 SECONDS AIR BAG IS INFLATED 0.1 SECONDS DEFLATING BEGINS