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But airbags won't effectively do their job of protecting you and other occupants in your vehicle unless you do your part before - and, just as importantly, after - you're in a collision that triggers airbag deployment. Here are some tips to help you get the most protection from your vehicle safety systems. • Check the owner's manual for your vehicle to make sure you understand what the airbag light on the instrument panel is telling you. Generally, if the airbag light is ON (other than briefly when you first start the vehicle), there's a problem with the system that should be checked right away. • Although 1998 and newer vehicles have redesigned airbags that reduce the chance of injuries from airbag deployment, it is always best not to sit too close to an airbag. Drivers should move their seat rearward as far as they can without impeding their ability to see the road ahead and to reach the steering wheel and pedals. (Try to allow for at least 10 inches between the steering wheel and the driver's chest.) Don't lean forward as you drive. If your vehicle has a tilt steering wheel, tilt it downward so the airbag will 'deploy toward the driver's chest, not the head. • All 1998 and newer cars (and 1999 or newer light trucks) also have passenger-side airbags. All front- seat passengers - not just those who are shorter or elderly - should also move their seat as far rearward as possible to maximize the distance between their chest and the instrument panel to give the airbag room to deploy safely. • NHTSA recommends placing all children 12 and under in the rear seat. It's the safest place for children in vehicles with or without airbags. • A deployed airbag must be replaced! It cannot be "repacked." In fact, most of the airbag system's parts are not repairable - they must be replaced. For the system to function correctly in another collision, the proper parts must be purchased and installed by a qualified technician. • Airbags won't protect you properly if you're not wearing a seat belt. Seat belts and airbags work together as a system. Some vehicle seat belts have a device that automatically tightens the seat belt in the event of a collision. As with an airbag, once it deploys, it must be replaced. Also, in severe collisions, the webbing fabric of the seat belt may become stretched, which could affect its restraining ability in a subsequent collision. Ask that all seatbelts in use at the time of the collision be checked for safety. While airbags can protect you during a collision, it's also important to have your vehicle repaired properly after a collision. Insurers and collision repair business owners alike say the key to selecting the right collision repair business is to look for evidence of properly trained technicians. Properly trained collision repair businesses understand how to restore all of the safety features in your vehicle -- the same safety features that will protect your family in the event of another collision. Wouldn't you prefer that the vehicle that your family drives is repaired by someone who was trained on the latest technology - rather than by someone who learns through trial and error on your family's vehicle? Safe driving tips qt• 6aleztrin4 eg ada „ Get book • • • • your the cold your Oil Brakes Tune car Exhaust Fall Undercoating or truck winter & Winter -Ups Systems ready now — tune-up , for t, If' ) . .., , -.-,F..,----, ' P '9".• ,,,,* , i 410 qewelea/ 523-93013 iWair j • , 1—''._ - Repairs to all makes & models of cars & trucks Ai, , Jack Corner Located of London Van 2 miles Rd. Dorp south & Hullett-McKillop 519-523-9308 of Blyth Rd.