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• 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.
• Front air bags may not inflate in side
impact collisions, because occupants
move to the direction of the collision,
and thus in side impacts, frontal air
bag deployment would not provide
additional occupant protection.
However, side and curtain air bags
may inflate depending on the intensi‐
ty, vehicle speed and angles of im‐
pact.
• In an angled collision, the force of im‐
pact may direct the occupants in a di‐
rection where the air bags would not
be able to provide any additional ben‐
efit, and thus the sensors may not
deploy any air bags.
Safety features of your vehicle
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