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Active rollover
protection system
Function
The active rollover protection system helps
protect vehicle occupants in the event of a
rollover.
Fig. 104 Rollbar deployment range
Fig. 105 Rollbar deployed
The active rollover protection system consists
of:
- two rollbars
- the safety belts with belt tens ioners
- t he windshield frame
- the rollover sensors .
The active rollover prot ection system provides
additional safety in the event of a rollove r.
With in milliseconds, sensors deploy two roll-
bars located behind the headrests
c> fig . 105.
The rollbars, reinforced windshield frame and
belt tensioners help protect vehicle occupants
in the event of a rollover.
Driving Safely 101
The rollover protection system functions
when the convertible top is both open and
closed.
_& WARNING
Do not use the area behind the headrests
c> fig. 104 as a storage area. This is the
area where the rollbars deploy. If the roll-
over protection system is triggered, ob-
jects placed there can be propelled
through the vehicle and make it more diffi-
cult for the rollbars to deploy . This increas-
es the risk for serious or life-threatening
injuries.
When is rollover protection deployed?
Rollover protection deploys in a collision or
rollover.
Depend ing on the collision, sensors th rough-
out the vehicle and the control module trigger
the rollover system to deploy .
For safety reasons, rollover protection also de-
ploys during front, side and rear collisions
above a certain level of sever ity.
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