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SRS Air Bags
Form No. 8Q50-EA-01G
Limitations to side air bag activation
Depending on the severity of impact, a side air bag may not inflate in the following cases:
Non-activation of side air-bags
A side air bag will not normally inflate in the following cases:
Side impacts involving trees or poles can
cause severe cosmetic damage but may not
have enough impact force to activate.
Side impacts with two-wheeled vehicles
may not provide enough force to deploy a
side air bag.
Vehicle roll-over may not provide enough
side force to deploy the side air bags.
Frontal offset impact may not provide
enough side impact to deploy a side air bag.
Collision from the rear. Collision from the front, but it may deploy
the front air bags.
J94S.book Page 33 Saturday, June 23, 2001 1:04 PM