seats NISSAN ALTIMA 2015 L33 / 5.G Consumer Safety Air Bag Information Guide

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THE NISSAN ADVAN\fED AIR BAG SYSTEM
All 2015 NI\f\fAN vehicles (except for the 2015 NV 1500/2500/\b500 *) are equipped with
the NI\f\fAN A dvanced A ir Bag \f ystem (AAB\f) for the driver and front passenger seats.
Typ ically, t his system, which has dual -stage inflators,** monitors information from various
crash sensors, the front seat belt buckle sensors, and the occupant classification sensor.

The front passenger air bag may automatically turn OFF under some conditions, d epending
on the pressure or weight detected by sensors in the passenger seat. \fee the vehicle
owner’s manual for more information. If the front passenger air bag is OFF, the front
passenger air bag status light will be illuminated.***

The front passenger air bag status light does not indicate a malfunction of the front
passenger air bag. If the front passenger air bag status light illuminates while a small adult,
child, or child restraint occupies the seat, the occupant may need to shift his or her seating
position , or remove the child restraint so the system can turn ON the front passenger air
bag and turn off the status light.

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF AN AIR BAG\b YOUR SEAT BELT
Your chances of surviving a collision will improve greatly if one simple piece of advice is
followed: always wear your seat belt. Remember, all air bags are supplemental restraint
systems. Do not count on just the air bags for occupant protection ; they are merely a
supplemental restraint system. You must always use seat belts properly, as explained in
the vehicle owner’s manual.

\feat belts help to protect the occupants of your vehicle during collisions in which the air
bags are not designed to activate. Moreover, in situations where the air bags are activated,
seat belts enhance their effectiveness and can help reduce the risk of injur y from an
inflating air bag. \feat belts will also help protect the occupants of your vehicle during
multiple -impact collisions, while the air bags work only one time if a collision is severe
enough to activate them. Please see the
\fEAT BELT \fAFETY and CHILD \fAFETY
sections of this guide and the vehicle owner’s manual for more information.

*
The NV lineup is equipped with dual- stage front air bags and seat belt buckle sensors, but the
2015 NV 1500/2500/\b500 does not have an occupant classification senso r (and the associated
front passenger air bag status light).
**Dual- stage inflators var y the air bag inflation rate bas ed on the severity of the collision (for
example, less
forceful inflation for moderate impacts and a high force of inflation for more se vere impacts). In
addition, based on information from the seat belt buckle sensors that detect whether the seat belts
are fastened, whether one or both front airbags deploy. O nly one front air bag may inflate in a
crash, depe nding on the crash severity, and whether the front occupants are belted or unbelted.
***When the system detects that the seat is unoccupied, the passenger a ir bag status light will not
illuminate even though the front passenger air bag is OFF.

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SIDE-IMPA\fT, \fURTAIN SIDE-IMPA\fT, AND \fURTAIN SIDE-
IMPA\fT/ROLLOVER AIR BAG SYSTEMS
Front seat- mounted side -impact supplemental air bags, roof-mounted curtain side-impact
air bags, and curtain side -impact/rollover air bags are available on many 2015 NI\f\fAN
vehicles. \fide -impact air bags (if so equipped) are located on the side of the seatbacks of
the front seats . Curtain side-impact air bags (if so equipped) and curtain side -
impact/rollover air bags (if so equipped) are located in the left and r ight side roof rails or in
the upper part of the front door panels .

\fide -impact air bags and curtain side-impact air bags are designed to inflate in higher -
severity side collisions, on the side where the vehicle is impacted. However, they may
inflate if the forces in another type of collision are similar to those of a higher -severity side -
impact. Curtain side-impact/rollover air bags are designed to inflate in certain types of
side -impact collisions and rollovers.

Curtain side-impact air bags and curtain side -impact/rollover air bags are different mainly
in their sensing systems: curtain side -impact air bags are activated primarily in a lateral
collisio n, whereas curtain side -impact/rollover air bags are activated in either a la teral
collision or a rollove r. \fince a rollover event lasts longer than a side-impact event, curtain
side -impact/rollover air bags are designed to remain inflated longer than curtain side-
impact air bags.

\fide-impact air bags and curtain side-impact 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. In
most NI\f\fAN vehicles, c urtain side -impact air bags also help to cushion the impact force
to the head of rear outboard -seated occupants. These air bags can h elp save lives and
reduce serious injury. However, an inflating side-impact air bag , curtain side-impact air
bag , or curtain side -impact/rollover air bag may cause abrasions or other injuries.

\f eat belts should be worn correctly and vehicle occupants sea ted upright. \fide impact air
bags , curtain side-impact air bags, and curtain side -impact/rollover air bags inflate quickly
in order to help protect the occupants. The force of an air bag inflating can increase the
risk of injury if the occupant is too clos e to, or is against the se air bag modules during
inflation.

Like front air bags, an inflated side-impact air bag a s well as an inflated curtain side-impact
air bag will deflate soon after the collision is over. As noted above , an inflated curtain side -
im pact /rollover air bag will remain inflated for a short time afterward. \fee
REPLACING
THE AIR BAG\f earlier in this guide.

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OTHER SPE\fIFI\fS ABOUT SIDE-IMPA\fT, \fURTAIN SIDE-IMPA\fT,
AND \fURTAIN SIDE-IMPA\fT/ROLLOVER AIR BAG SYSTEMS
 Do not allow anyone sitting in the front seat to extend his or her hand out the window or
lean against the door.
 When sitting in the rear , do not hold onto the seatback s of the front seats . Be especially
careful with children, who should always be properly seated and restrained.
 Do not allow anyone to place their hand, leg or face near the side-impact air bag
modules on the side of the seat backs of the front seats or near the curtain side- impact
air bag modules in the roof rails
or in the front door panels.
 Curtain side -impact/rollover air bags are designed to inflate not only in rollovers, but
al so in near rollover situations. As a result, certain vehicle movements (for example,
during severe off-road driving) may cause these air bags to i nflate.
 \fee the vehicle owner's manual for other important information about side-impact ,
curtain side -impact, and curtain side- impact/rollover air bag systems ( if the vehicle is
equipped with these systems) .





CHILD SAFETY

WHENEVER A \fHILD IS IN YOUR VEHI\fLE
The risk of serious or fatal injury to children i n automobile collisions can be reduced with a
properly installed child restraint. Before you instal l a child restraint in your vehicle, please
consult the vehicle owner’s manual and the child restraint manufacturer’s instructions for
proper installation.

Never install a rear-facing child restraint in the
front passenger seat. An inflating front passenger
air bag could seriously injure or kill your child.
According to statistics, children are safer when
properly restrained in the rear seat than in the front
seat. NI\f\fAN and the federal government
recommend that children 12 and under should ride
in the rear seat, properly secured in child restraints,
booster seats, or seat belts, according to their size.

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4. Check the child restraint in your vehicle to be sure it is compatible with the vehicle’s
seat and seat belt system.

5. If the child restraint is compatible with your vehicle, place your child in the child
restraint and check the various adjustments to be sure the child restraint is compatible
with your child. Always follow all reco mmended procedures.

All U.\f. states require that infants and small children be restrained in a certified child
restraint at all times while the vehicle is being operated.

THE LAT\fH SYSTEM (LOWER AN\fHORS AND TETHERS FOR
\fHILDREN)
Most 2015 NI\f\fAN vehicles are equipped with universal child restraint lower anchors and
top tether anchor s for the installation of child restraints equipped with LATCH attachments .
With this system, you do not have to use a vehicle seat belt to secure the child restraint.
Instead, special anchor points are utilized to install the child restraint, provided it is
compatible with the LATCH system. \fee the vehicle owner’s manual for child restraint
instruction details and additional important information.

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