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Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - airbag
4-38 Seat and restraint systems
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The front airbags and driver’s knee airbag are
designed to deploy when the vehicle suffers a
moderate to severe frontal impact. A typical
condition is shown in the illustration to the
left.
The front airbags and driver’s knee airbag are
designed to deploy only in certain moderate
to severe frontal collisions within the shaded
area between the arrows in the illustration to
the right.
The front airbags and driver’s knee airbag
will deploy if the impact to the vehicle’s main
structure is above a specific threshold level.
The threshold level is approximately 15 mph
(25 km/h) for a frontal collision straight into a
solid flat wall that does not bend or deform. If
the impact to the vehicle’s main structure is
below this threshold level, the front airbags
and driver’s knee airbag may not deploy. This
threshold level may also be higher if the vehi-
cle hits something that absorbs the impact,
either by bending or moving (for example,
another stationary vehicle, a pole or a guard
rail).
The initial stage of airbag inflation is the
most forceful, and can cause serious injury or
death if you are too close to the deploying air-
bag. Accordingly, it is important that you
always wear the available seat belt.
In certain types of front collisions, the front
airbags and driver’s knee airbag may not
deploy, even if the deformation of the body
seems to be large, because the vehicle’s body
structure is designed to absorb the impact and
deform in order to help protect the occupants.
Some typical situations where the front air-
bags and driver’s knee airbag may not deploy
are shown in the illustrations.
Since the front airbags and driver’s knee air-
bag do not protect the occupant in all types of
frontal collisions, be sure to always wear your
seat belts properly.
The front airbags and driver’s knee airbag are
not designed to deploy in situations where
The front airbags and driver’s
knee airbag MAY NOT DEPLOY
when …
The front airbags and driver’s
knee airbag ARE NOT
DESIGNED TO DEPLOY when
…
Collision with a utility pole, tree or other
narrow object
Collision where the vehicle slides under the
rear body of a truck
Oblique frontal impact
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