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Safety features of your vehicle Air bag - supplemental restraint system
僅 Front air bags may not inflate in side
impact collisions, because occupants
move to the direction of the collision,
and thus in side impacts, front air bag
deployment would not provide addi
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tional occupant protection.
僅 However, if equipped with side and
curtain air bags, the air bags may
inflate depending on the intensity,
vehicle speed and angles of impact.
僅 In an angled collision, the force of
impact may direct the occupants in a
direction where the air bags would not
be able to provide any additional ben
-
efit, and thus the sensors may not
deploy any air bags.
僅 Just before impact, drivers often
brake heavily. Such heavy braking
lowers the front portion of the vehicle
causing it to “ride” under a vehicle
with a higher ground clearance. Air
bags may not inflate in this "under-
ride" situation because deceleration
forces that are detected by sensors
may be significantly reduced by such
“under-ride” collisions.
僅 Front air bags may not inflate in roll
-
over accidents because front air bag
deployment would not provide addi
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tional occupant protection.
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