SEATSANDRESTRAINTS
aresultofacollision.Deploymentoftheairbagisnot
dependantontheamountofdamagetothevehicle.
Inthecaseofaseverefrontalcollision,bothfrontairbags
willbedeployed.Inthecaseofaseveresidecollision,only
thesideairbagandsideheadimpactprotectionairbagon
theimpactsideofthevehiclewillinate.
However,theremayalsobeimpactconditionswhereby
onesetofsideandbothfrontairbagsdeployatthesame
time,orwherefrontandsideairbagsrespondseparately
asaresultofasecondaryimpactoccurringaftertheinitial
collisionhastakenplace.
Airbaginationisvirtuallyinstantaneousandoccurswith
considerableforce,accompaniedbyaloudnoise.The
inatedbag,togetherwiththeseatbeltrestraintsystem,
limitthemovementofafrontseatoccupant,thereby
reducingtheriskofinjurytotheheadanduppertorso.
Note:Whenanairbaginates,anepowderis
released.Thisisnotanindicationofamalfunction,
however,thepowdermaycauseirritationtotheskin
andshouldbethoroughlyushedfromtheeyesand
anycutsorabrasionsoftheskin.Afterination,front
andsideairbagsdeateimmediately.Thisprovidesa
gradualcushioningeffectfortheoccupantandalso
ensuresthatthedriver'sforwardvisionisnotobscured.
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