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Safety features of your vehicle

Air bag non-inflation conditions

In certain low-speed collisions the

air bags may not deploy. The air

bags are designed not to deploy in

such cases because they may not

provide benefits beyond the pro-

tection of the seat belts in such

Air bags are not designed to

inflate in rear collisions, because

occupants are moved backward

by the force of the impact. In this

case, inflated air bags would not

be able to provide any additional

Air bag - advanced Supplemental Restraint

Front airbags may not inflate in

side impact collisions, because

passengers move in the direction

of the collision. Thus, in side

impacts, frontal airbag deploy-

ment would not provide additional

occupant protection.

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 benefit, and thus the

sensors may not deploy any air

Just before impact, drivers often

brake heavily. Such heavy braking

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