BrightDrop Zevo 600 - When Should an Airbag Inflate

BrightDrop Zevo 600 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-
16569273) - 2023 - CRC - 11/3/22
38 Seats and Restraints
If equipped, the passenger side impact
airbag is on the airbag trim cover adjacent
to the jumpseat.
Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar
If the vehicle has roof-rail airbags for the
driver and front outboard passenger, they
are in the ceiling above the side windows.
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Warning
If something is between an occupant and
an airbag, the airbag might not inflate
properly or it might force the object into
that person causing severe injury or even
death. The path of an inflating airbag
must be kept clear. Do not put anything
between an occupant and an airbag, and
do not attach or put anything on the
steering wheel hub or on or near any
other airbag covering.
Do not use seat accessories that block the
inflation path of a seat-mounted side
impact airbag.
Never secure anything to the roof of a
vehicle with roof-rail airbags by routing a
rope or tie‐down through any door or
window opening. If you do, the path of
an inflating roof-rail airbag will be
blocked.
When Should an Airbag Inflate?
This vehicle is equipped with one or more
airbags. See Airbag System 0 36. Airbags are
designed to inflate if the impact exceeds the
specific airbag system's deployment
threshold. Deployment thresholds are used
to predict how severe a crash is likely to be
in time for the airbags to inflate and help
restrain the occupants. The vehicle has
electronic sensors which help the airbag
system determine the severity of the
impact. Deployment thresholds can vary
with specific vehicle design.
The frontal airbag is designed to inflate in
moderate to severe frontal crashes to help
reduce the potential for severe injuries
mainly to the driver’s head and chest.
Whether the frontal airbag will or should
deploy is not based primarily on how fast
the vehicle is traveling. It depends largely
on what you hit, the direction of the
impact, and how quickly the vehicle
slows down.
The frontal airbag may inflate at different
crash speeds depending on whether the
vehicle hits an object straight on or at an
angle, and whether the object is fixed or
moving, rigid or deformable, narrow or wide.