METHODS OF RESTRAINT IN ADDITION TO THE FRONT SEAT BELTS
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In the following examples, the pre-
tensioners and airbags could oper-
ate:
– impacts to the underside of the ve-
hicle from kerbs, for example;
– potholes;
– a fall or a hard landing;
– stones;
In the following examples, the pre-
tensioners and airbags might not
operate:
– in the event of a rear impact, how-
ever severe;
– if the vehicle overturns;
– in the event of a side impact, af-
fecting the front of the vehicle;
– in the event of a frontal impact, un-
der the tail of a lorry;
– in the event of a frontal impact
against an obstacle with a sharp an-
gle;
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