Frontalairbagsmayinflateatdifferent crashspeeds.
Forexample:
Thevehiclehasseat-mounted sideimpactand
roof-rail airbags. SeeAirbagSystem on page 2‑52.
Seat-mounted sideimpactandroof-rail airbagsare
intended toinflateinmoderatetoseveresidecrashes.
Seat-mounted sideimpactandroof-rail airbagswill
inflateifthecrashseverity isabovethesystem's
designed threshold level.Thethreshold levelcanvary
withspecific vehicledesign.
.
Ifthevehiclehitsastationary object,theairbags
couldinflateatadifferent crashspeedthanifthe
vehiclehitsamovingobject.
.
Ifthevehiclehitsanobjectthatdeforms, the
airbagscouldinflate atadifferent crashspeed
thanifthevehiclehitsanobjectthatdoesnot
deform.
Seat-mounted sideimpactandroof-rail airbagsarenot
intended toinflateinfrontalimpacts, near-frontal
impacts, rollovers, orrearimpacts. Aseat-mounted side
impactairbagisintended todeployonthesideofthe
vehiclethatisstruck.Aroof-rail airbagisintended to
deployonthesideofthevehiclethatisstruck.
.
.
Ifthevehiclehitsanarrowobject(likeapole),the
airbagscouldinflate atadifferent crashspeed
thanifthevehiclehitsawideobject(likeawall).
Ifthevehiclegoesintoanobjectatanangle,the
airbagscouldinflate atadifferent crashspeed
thanifthevehiclegoesstraight intotheobject.
Inanyparticular crash,noonecansaywhetheran
airbagshouldhaveinflated simplybecauseofthe
damagetoavehicleorbecauseofwhattherepaircosts
were.Forfrontalairbags, inflation isdetermined bywhat
thevehiclehits,theangleoftheimpact,andhow
quicklythevehicleslowsdown.Forseat-mounted side
impactandroof-rail airbags, deployment isdetermined
bythelocation andseverity ofthesideimpact.
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.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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