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Warning (Continued)
put anything between an occupant and an airbag, and do not attach or put anything on the steering wheel hub or on or near any other airbag covering.
Do not use seat accessories that block the inflation path of a
seat-mounted side impact airbag.
Never secure anything to the roof of a vehicle with roof-rail airbags by
routing a rope or tie‐down through
any door or window opening. If you do, the path of an inflating roof-rail airbag will be blocked.
When Should an Airbag Inflate?
This vehicle is equipped with airbags.
See Airbag System 0 85. Airbags are designed to inflate if the impact
exceeds the specific airbag system's deployment threshold. Deployment thresholds are used to predict how
severe a crash is likely to be in time for the airbags to inflate and help
restrain the occupants. The vehicle has electronic sensors that help the
airbag system determine the severity of the impact. Deployment thresholds can vary with specific vehicle design.
Frontal airbags are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal or near
frontal crashes to help reduce the
potential for severe injuries, mainly to the driver's or front outboard
passenger's head and chest.
Whether the frontal airbags will or
should inflate is not based primarily on how fast the vehicle is traveling.
It depends on what is hit, the
direction of the impact, and how quickly the vehicle slows down.
Frontal airbags may inflate at
different crash speeds depending on whether the vehicle hits an object
straight on or at an angle, and
whether the object is fixed or moving, rigid or deformable, narrow or wide.
Frontal airbags are not intended to
inflate during vehicle rollovers, in rear impacts, or in many side impacts.
In addition, the vehicle has advanced technology frontal airbags. Advanced technology frontal airbags adjust the restraint according to either crash
severity or occupant interaction.
Knee airbags are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal or near
frontal impacts. Knee airbags are not designed to inflate during vehicle
rollovers, in rear impacts, or in many side impacts.
Seat-mounted side impact airbags are designed to inflate in moderate to
severe side crashes depending on the location of the impact. Seat-mounted side impact airbags are not designed to inflate in frontal impacts, near
frontal impacts, rollovers, or rear
impacts. A seat-mounted side impact airbag is designed to inflate on the
side of the vehicle that is struck.
Roof-rail airbags are designed to
inflate in moderate to severe side
crashes depending on the location of
the impact. In addition, these roof-rail airbags are designed to inflate during a rollover or in a severe frontal
impact. Roof-rail airbags are not
designed to inflate in rear impacts.