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trim cover and the upper right side of the instrument
KNOWING
panel separate and fold out of the way as the air bags
YOUR
inflate to their full size. The air bags fully inflate in about
VEHICLE
50 to 70 milliseconds. This is about half of the time it
takes to blink your eyes. The air bags then quickly
SAFETY
deflate while helping to restrain the driver and front
passenger.
The Advanced Front Air Bag gas is vented through the
STARTING
vent holes in the sides of the air bag. In this way, the air
AND
DRIVING
bags do not interfere with your control of the vehicle.
WARNING
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bag
LIGHTS
(SAB) Inflator Units
AND
The Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags (SAB)
MESSAGES
are designed to activate only in certain side collisions.
IN AN
The ORC determines if a side collision requires the
EMERGENCY
side air bags to inflate, based on the severity and type of
collision.
SERVICING
Based on the severity and type of collision, the side air
AND
bag inflator on the crash side of the vehicle may be
CARE
triggered, releasing a quantity of non-toxic gas. The
inflating SAB exits through the seat seam into the space
TECHNICAL
between the occupant and the door. The SAB fully
SPECIFICATIONS
inflate in about 10 milliseconds. The side air bag moves
at a very high speed and with such a high force that it
could injure you if you are not seated properly, or if
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items are positioned in the area where the side air bag
inflates. This especially applies to children.
Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtain
(SABIC) Inflator Units
During collisions where the impact is confined to a
particular area of the side of the vehicle, the ORC may
deploy the SABIC air bags, depending on the severity
and type of collision. In these events, the ORC will
deploy the SABIC only on the impact side of the
vehicle.
A quantity of non-toxic gas is generated to inflate the
side curtain air bag. The inflating side curtain air bag
pushes the outside edge of the headliner out of the way
and covers the window. The air bag inflates in about 30
milliseconds (about one-quarter of the time that it
takes to blink your eyes) with enough force to injure
you if you are not belted and seated properly, or if
items are positioned in the area where the side curtain
air bag inflates. This especially applies to children. The
side curtain air bag is only about 9 cm thick when it is
inflated.
Because air bag sensors estimate deceleration over
time, vehicle speed and damage are not good indicators
of whether or not an air bag should have deployed.
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