Always wear your seatbelt and wear it correctly.

Place the lap belt low over the pelvic bones (hips) and the shoulder belt over the shoulder and across the chest, never under the arm or behind the back. Remove all slack from the lap/shoulder belt.

Air bags are designed to work with seatbelts. The seatbelt will hold you in position during a crash so that you do not make contact with the air bag until it is completely or almost completely inflated.

Sit back from the air bag at all times.

Move the driver and front passenger seat rearward as far as practical. Give the air bag plenty of room to inflate. Never recline your seat while the vehicle is in motion and you are wearing your seatbelt.

Never put anything on top of the air bag cover.

Tell passengers not to put their feet up on the dashboard of a vehicle equipped with a passenger side air bag. If the air bag deploys, it can cause permanent disabling injuries. It is important to prevent passengers from sitting or moving too close to the dashboard.

Also check your vehicle owner's manual for instructions on the best steering wheel hand placement to avoid hand injury.

NEVER install a rear-facing infant restraint in the front passenger seat that has an air bag.

This will place the baby's head too close to the air bag. If the air bag deploys, it could kill the baby when it hits the back of the infant or child restraint.

Buckle up children in the back seat in appropriate restraint systems if they are 12 years old or younger.

Children are extremely vulnerable because they are small and likely to move out of position into the air bag deployment zone.