If
the front
of
your vehicle goes straight into a wall that
doesn’t move or deform, the threshold level for the
reduced deployment is about
10
to
16
mph
(16
to
25
km/h), and the threshold level for a full
deployment is about
20
to
25
mph
(32
to
40
km/h). 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 driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal
air bags are not designed to inflate in rollovers, rear
impacts, or in many side impacts because inflation
would not help the occupant.
Side impact air bags are designed to inflate in moderate
to severe side crashes.
A
side impact air bag will
inflate
if
the crash severity is above the system’s
designed “threshold level.” The threshold level can vary
with specific vehicle design. Side impact air bags are
not designed to inflate in frontal or near-frontal impacts,
rollovers or rear impacts, because inflation would not
help the occupant.
A
side impact air bag will only deploy
on the side of the vehicle that is struck.
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.
For frontal air bags, inflation is determined by the angle
of the impact and how quickly the vehicle slows down
in frontal and near-frontal impacts. For side impact
air bags, inflation is determined by the location
and severity of the impact.
The air bag system is designed to work properly under
a wide range of conditions, including off-road usage.
Observe safe driving speeds, especially on rough
terrain.
As
always, wear your safety belt. See Operating
Your
All-
Wheel-Drive Vehicle
Off
Paved Roads
on
page 4-17for tips on off-road driving.
Seat Position Sensors
Vehicle’s with dual stage air bags are also equipped
with special sensors which enable the sensing system to
monitor the position of both the driver and passenger
front seats. The seat position sensor provides
information which is used to determine
if
the air bags
should deploy at a reduced level or at full depoyment.
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