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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.
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 seat position sensors which enable the
sensing system to monitor the position of the driver’s
seat and the right front passenger’s seat. Seat position
sensors provide information that is used to determine
if the airbags should deploy at a reduced level or a full
deployment.
Your vehicle may or may not have roof-mounted side
impact airbags and a rollover sensor. See Airbag System
on page 1-58. These roof-mounted ″rollover capable″
side impact airbags are intended to inflate in moderate to
severe side crashes, and during a rollover. Both rollover
capable side impact airbags will inflate if the crash
severity is above the system’s designed ″threshold level.″
The threshold level can vary with specific vehicle design.
Side impact airbags are not intended to inflate in rear
impacts. Both side impact airbags will deploy when either
side of the vehicle is struck.
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