2010 Cadillac Escalade Owners Manual

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Ifthevehiclehitsanarrowobject(likeapole),the
airbagscouldinflate  atadifferent crashspeed
thanifthevehiclehitsawideobject(likeawall).
WhenShouldanAirbagInflate?
Frontalairbagsaredesignedtoinflateinmoderateto
severefrontalornear-frontal  crashestohelpreducethe
potential forsevereinjuries mainlytothedriver's  orright
frontpassenger's headandchest.However,theyare
onlydesigned toinflate iftheimpactexceedsa
predetermined deployment threshold. Deployment
thresholds areusedtopredicthowsevereacrashis
likelytobeintimefortheairbagstoinflate     andhelp
restrain theoccupants.
Ifthevehiclegoesintoanobjectatanangle,the
airbagscouldinflate  atadifferent crashspeed
thanifthevehiclegoesstraight   intotheobject.
Thresholds canalsovarywithspecific  vehicledesign.
Frontalairbagsarenotintended   toinflate duringvehicle
rollovers, rearimpacts, orinmanysideimpacts.
Inaddition, thevehiclehasdual-stage  frontalairbags.
Dual-stage airbagsadjusttherestraint  according to
crashseverity.Thevehiclehaselectronic   frontal
sensors, whichhelpthesensingsystemdistinguish
betweenamoderatefrontalimpactandamoresevere
frontalimpact.Formoderate  frontalimpacts, dual-stage
airbagsinflate atalevellessthanfulldeployment.    For
moreseverefrontalimpacts,  fulldeployment occurs.
Whetherthefrontalairbagswillorshoulddeployisnot
basedonhowfastthevehicleistraveling.    Itdepends
largelyonwhatyouhit,thedirection    oftheimpact,and
howquicklythevehicleslowsdown.
Frontalairbagsmayinflateatdifferent   crashspeeds.
Forexample:
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Ifthevehiclehitsastationary   object,theairbags
couldinflateatadifferent   crashspeedthanifthe
vehiclehitsamovingobject.
Thevehiclehasaseatposition   sensor.Vehicleswith
dualstageairbagsalsohaveseatposition    sensors
whichenablethesensingsystemtomonitortheposition
ofthedriverseat.
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Ifthevehiclehitsanobjectthatdeforms,    the
airbagscouldinflate  atadifferent crashspeed
thanifthevehiclehitsanobjectdoesnotdeform.
Theseatposition  sensorprovides information thatis
usedtodetermine  iftheairbagsshoulddeployata
reducedleveloratfulldeployment.
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Model Year2010
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