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vide ejection mitigation to help prevent vehicle occupants or parts of their bodies from being com‐
pletely or partially ejected from the vehicle interior in certain side impacts and vehicle rollovers.
The Side Curtain Protection airbag system includes:
An electronic control module and side impact sensors.
The Side Curtain Protection airbags above the front and rear side windows.
An airbag system indicator light in the instrument cluster ⇒Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System .
The Side Curtain Protection airbags inflate downwards between the occupant and the side window
on that side of the vehicle that is struck in certain side collisions ⇒Fig.35 . The Side Curtain
Protection airbag system supplements the safety belts and can help to reduce the risk of injury to
the occupant's head and upper torso on the side of the vehicle that is struck in a side collision. The
Side Curtain Protection airbags also contain features to help prevent vehicle occupants or parts of
their bodies from being completely or partially ejected from the vehicle interior in certain vehicle
rollovers.
In order to help provide this additional protection, the Side Curtain Protection airbag must inflate
within the blink of an eye at very high speed and with great force. The Side Curtain Protection airbag
could injure you if your seating position is not proper or upright or if items are in the area where the
supplemental Side Curtain Protection airbag inflates. This applies especially to children ⇒Child
safety and child restraints .
The airbag system is monitored electronically to make sure it is working properly at all times. Every
time you turn on the ignition, the airbag system indicator light will come on for a few seconds
(function check).
The airbag system is not a substitute for your safety belt. Rather, it is part of the overall occupant re‐
straint system in your vehicle ⇒Sitting properly and safely , ⇒Safety belts .
It is important to remember that the Side Curtain Protection airbag system is designed to help re‐
duce the likelihood of serious injury. However, it is possible that a deployed Side Curtain Protection
airbag may cause other injuries such as swelling, bruising, friction burns, and abrasions. Remember
too, Side Curtain Protection airbags will deploy only once and only in certain kinds of accidents. Side
Curtain Protection airbags that have deployed in a crash must be replaced. Your safety belts are al‐
ways there to offer protection in those accidents in which Side Curtain Protection airbags are not
supposed to deploy or when they have already deployed.
The Side Curtain Protection airbag will not inflate:
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