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Side and curtain air bags
Side and curtain air bags are designed
to inflate when an impact is detected
by side collision sensors depending on
the strength, speed or angles of impact
resulting from a side impact collision.
Although the front air bags (driver’s
and front passenger’s air bags) are de‐
signed to inflate only in frontal colli‐
sions, they also may inflate in other
types of collisions if the front impact
sensors detect a sufficient impact. Side
and curtain air bags are designed to in‐
flate only in side impact collisions, but
they may inflate in other collisions if
the side impact sensors detect a suffi‐
cient impact.
If the vehicle chassis is impacted by
bumps or objects on unimproved roads,
the air bags may deploy. Drive carefully
on unimproved roads or on surfaces
not designed for vehicle traffic to pre‐
vent unintended air bag deployment.
Air bag non-inflation conditions
• In certain low-speed collisions the air
bags may not deploy. The air bags
are designed not to deploy in such
cases because they may not provide
benefits beyond the protection of the
seat belts in such collisions.
• Frontal air bags are not designed to
inflate in rear collisions, because oc‐
cupants are moved backward by the
force of the impact. In this case, in‐
flated air bags would not be able to
provide any additional benefit.
Safety features of your vehicle
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