Seating and Safety Restraints
HowdoestheSafetyCanopyாsystemwork?
Thedesignanddevelopmentofthe
SafetyCanopysystemincluded
recommendedtestingprocedures
thatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownas
theSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtesting
procedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentof
sideairbags(includingtheSafety
Canopy).
TheSafetyCanopysystemconsists
ofthefollowing:
•
Aninflatablenyloncurtainwitha
gasgeneratorconcealedbehind
theheadlinerandabovethedoors
(oneoneachsideofvehicle).
•
•
Aheadlinerdesignedtoflexopen
abovethesidedoorstoallowSafetyCanopydeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,electroniccontrolanddiagnosticunitasused
forthefrontairbags.
•
•
TwocrashsensorsmountedatlowerB-Pillar(oneoneachside).
TwocrashsensorslocatedattheC-pillarbehindthereardoors(one
oneachside).
•
Rolloversensorintherestraintscontrolmodule(RCM).
TheSafetyCanopysystem,incombinationwithsafetybelts,canhelp
reducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofasignificantsideimpact
collisionorrolloverevent.
Children12yearsoldandundershouldalwaysbeproperlyrestrainedin
thesecondorthirdrowseats.TheSafetyCanopywillnotinterferewith
childrenrestrainedusingaproperlyinstalledchildorboosterseat
becauseitisdesignedtoinflatedownwardfromtheheadlinerabovethe
doorsalongthesidewindowopening.
TheSafetyCanopysystemisdesignedtoactivewhenthevehicle
sustainslateraldecelerationsufficienttocausetheRCMtoinitiateSafety
Canopyinflationorwhenacertainlikelihoodofarollovereventis
detectedbytherolloversensor.
TheSafetyCanopyismountedtoroofside-railsheetmetal,behindthe
headliner,abovethefirstandsecondrowseats.TheSafetyCanopyis
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