Airbags and car seat covers?

So long story short i have tan car seats and bought some covers to protect them. Today I spilled pop all over the seat cover so i pulled it off to wash at home and I read do not use if car is equipped with side airbags. I'm not sure if my car has them or if i can continue using the cover.

Its a 2014 Ford Focus. My mom has the exact same ones on her 2012 Honda Civic. Which airbags do these cars have?

Do you see a hard plastic cover on the upper left or right side of passenger and driver side seats? My 2015 Civic has side airbags that come out from the seat, so a seat cover would be blocking it from popping out if I were to get in an accident. It's ok, if your side airbag are coming out from the door or pillar, but if it come out from the seat, you should remove them or find covers that can be used with side airbags.

If the car seat sits in the middle then there should be no problem. If the car seat sits on the left or right seat then I would recommend taking the cover off or at least folding it back away from your child while driving.

Most newer cars do have side airbags. All airbag locations should be labeled.