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SeatsandRestraints
Seat-mounted sideimpactand
roof-rail airbagsareintended to
inflateinmoderatetosevereside
crashes. Inaddition, theseroof-rail
airbagsareintended toinflate
duringarollover orinasevere
frontalimpact.Seat-mounted side
impactandroof-rail airbagswill
inflateifthecrashseverity isabove
thesystem's designedthreshold
level.Thethreshold levelcanvary
withspecific vehicledesign.
Inanyparticular crash,noone
cansaywhetheranairbagshould
haveinflated simplybecauseofthe
damagetoavehicleorbecause
ofwhattherepaircostswere.
Forfrontalairbags, inflation is
determined bywhatthevehiclehits,
theangleoftheimpact,andhow
quicklythevehicleslowsdown.
Forseat-mounted sideimpactand
roof-rail airbags, deployment is
determined bythelocation and
severity ofthesideimpact.
WhatMakesanAirbag
Inflate?
Inadeployment event,thesensing
systemsendsanelectrical signal
triggering areleaseofgasfromthe
inflator.Gasfromtheinflator fillsthe
airbagcausingthebagtobreakout
ofthecoveranddeploy.Theinflator,
theairbag,andrelatedhardwareare
allpartoftheairbagmodule.
Frontalairbagmodulesarelocated
insidethesteering wheeland
Roof-rail airbagsarenot
intended toinflateinrearimpacts.
Aseat-mounted sideimpactairbag
isintended todeployontheside
ofthevehiclethatisstruck.Both
roof-rail airbagswilldeploywhen
eithersideofthevehicleisstruckor
ifthesensingsystempredicts that
thevehicleisabouttorollover,orin
aseverefrontalimpact.
Inarollover event,roof-rail airbag
deployment isdetermined bythe
direction oftheroll.
instrument panel.Forvehicles with
seat-mounted sideimpactairbags,
thereareairbagmodulesintheside
ofthefrontseatbacks closesttothe
door.Forvehicles withroof-rail
airbags, thereareairbagmodulesin
theceilingofthevehicle, nearthe
sidewindowsthathaveoccupant
seatingpositions.
| Categories | Cadillac CTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Cadillac CTS 3.0, Cadillac CTS 3.6, Cadillac CTS 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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