Thevehiclehasseat‐mountedsideimpactand
roof-rail airbags. SeeAirbagSystem on page 2‑51.
Seat‐mountedsideimpactandroof-rail airbagsare
intended toinflateinmoderatetoseveresidecrashes.
Inaddition, theseroof-rail airbagsareintended to
inflateduringarollover orinaseverefrontalimpact.
Seat‐mountedsideimpactandroof-rail airbagswill
inflateifthecrashseverity isabovethesystem's
designed threshold level.Thethreshold levelcan
varywithspecific vehicledesign.
WhatMakesanAirbagInflate?
Inadeployment event,thesensingsystemsendsan
electrical signaltriggering areleaseofgasfromthe
inflator.Gasfromtheinflator fillstheairbagcausingthe
bagtobreakoutofthecoveranddeploy.Theinflator,
theairbag,andrelatedhardwareareallpartofthe
airbagmodule.
Frontalairbagmodulesarelocatedinsidethe
steering wheelandinstrument panel.Forvehicles with
seat‐mountedsideimpactairbags,thereareairbags
modulesinthesideofthefrontseatbacks closesttothe
door.Forvehicles withroof-rail airbags, thereareairbag
modulesintheceilingofthevehicle, neartheside
windowsthathaveoccupant seatingpositions.
Roof-rail airbagsarenotintended toinflateinrear
impacts. Aseat‐mountedsideimpactairbagisintended
todeployonthesideofthevehiclethatisstruck.
Bothroof-rail airbagswilldeploywheneithersideofthe
vehicleisstruckorifthesensingsystempredictsthat
thevehicleisabouttorollover,orinaseverefrontal
impact.
HowDoesanAirbagRestrain?
Inanyparticular crash,noonecansaywhetheran
airbagshouldhaveinflated simplybecauseofthe
damagetoavehicleorbecauseofwhattherepair
costswere.Forfrontalairbags, inflation isdetermined
bywhatthevehiclehits,theangleoftheimpact,and
howquicklythevehicleslowsdown.Forseat‐mounted
sideimpactandroof-rail airbags, deployment is
determined bythelocation andseverity oftheside
impact.Inarollover event,roof-rail airbagdeployment
isdetermined bythedirection oftheroll.
Inmoderatetoseverefrontalornearfrontalcollisions,
evenbeltedoccupants cancontactthesteering wheel
ortheinstrument panel.Inmoderatetosevereside
collisions, evenbeltedoccupants cancontacttheinside
ofthevehicle.
Airbagssupplement theprotection provided bysafety
belts.Frontalairbagsdistribute theforceoftheimpact
moreevenlyovertheoccupant's upperbody,stopping
theoccupantmoregradually.Seat‐mountedsideimpact
androof-rail airbagsdistribute theforceoftheimpact
moreevenlyovertheoccupant's upperbody.
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