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If
something is between an occupant and an air
bag,
the
bag might not inflate properly or
it
might force the object into
that
person. The path
of
an inflating
air
bag must be kept clear. Don’t
put anything between an occupant and an air
bag, and don’t attach
or
put
anything
on
the
steering wheel
hub
or
on
or
near any other air
bag
covering.
When should
an
air
bag
inflate?
An air bag is designed to inflate in a moderate
to
severe
frontal or near-frontal crash. The air
bag
will inflate
only if the impact speed
is
above the system’s designed
“threshold level.”
If
your
vehicle goes straight into a
wall that doesn’t move
or
deform, the threshold level is
about
9
to
15
mph
(14
to
24
Mh). The threshold level
can vary, however, with specific vehicle design,
so
that
it can be somewhat above or below this range.
If
your
vehicle strikes something that will move
or
deform, such
as
a
parked
car,
the threshold level will be higher. The
air
bag is not designed to inflate in rollovers, side
impacts or rear impacts, because inflation would not
help
the
occupant.
In any particular crash,
no
one can say whether an air
bag should have inflated simply because
of
the
damage
to a vehicle or because
of
what the repair costs were.
Inflation is determined by the angle of the impact and
how quickly
the
vehicle slows down in frontal or
near-frontal impacts.
What makes an air bag inflate?
In
an impact
of
sufficient severity, the
air
bag
sensing
system detects that
the
vehicle is
in
a
crash. The sensing
system triggers a release
of
gas
from
the inflator, which
inflates the air
bag.
The inflator, air bag and related
hardware are all part
of
the air bag modules inside the
steering wheel and
in
the instrument panel in front of the
right front passenger.
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