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Your vehicle is also equipped with a “dual depth”
passenger airbag that adjusts the restraint according to
crash severity, seat location, and safety belt status using
electronic frontal sensor(s) and other special sensors
which enable the sensing system to monitor the status of
the front passenger safety belt and the position of the
front passenger seat. The passenger airbag inflates to a
reduced depth when the passenger seat is in a forward
position. For more rearward front seating positions, the
passenger airbag may inflate to an increased depth (a full
deployment), based on safety belt status and the crash
severity measured early in the event. (Always wear your
safety belt, even with frontal airbags.)
If the front of your vehicle goes straight into a wall
that does not move or deform, the threshold level for
the reduced deployment is about 12 to 16 mph
(19 to 26 km/h), and the threshold level for a full
deployment is about 17 to 23 mph (27 to 37 km/h) if
the other sensors do not over-ride this. The threshold
level can vary, however, with specific vehicle design, so
that it can be somewhat above or below this range.
Frontal airbags may inflate at different crash speeds.
For example:
• If the vehicle hits a stationary object, the airbags
could inflate at a different crash speed than if the
vehicle hits a moving object.
• If the vehicle hits an object that deforms, the
airbags could inflate at a different crash speed than
if the vehicle hits an object that does not deform.
• If the vehicle hits a narrow object (like a pole) the
airbags could inflate at a different crash speed
than if the vehicle hits a wide object (like a wall).
• If the vehicle goes into an object at an angle the
airbags could inflate at a different crash speed
than if the vehicle goes straight into the object.
The frontal airbags (driver and right front passenger) are
not intended to inflate during vehicle rollovers, rear
impacts, or in many side impacts.
Your vehicle has special sensors which enable the
sensing system to monitor the position of the driver and
right front passenger’s seats. The seat position sensor
provides information which is used to determine if the
airbags should deploy at a reduced level or full
deployment.
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