Subaru BRZ 2017 Owner's Manual page 121

When the SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag deploy, a sudden, fairly
loud inflation noise will be heard and some smoke will be released. These
occurrences are a normal result of the deployment. This smoke does not
indicate a fire in the vehicle.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag are designed to deploy in the
event of an accident involving a moderate to severe side impact collision.
They are not designed to deploy in most lesser side impact. Also, they are
not designed to deploy in most front or most rear impacts because SRS side
airbag and SRS curtain airbag deployment would not help the occupant in
those situations.
Each SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag are designed to function on a
onetime-only basis.
SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag deployment depend on the level of
force experienced in the passenger compartment during a side impact colli-
sion. That level differs from one type of collision to another, and it may have
no bearing on the visible damage done to the vehicle itself.
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When will the SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag most likely
deploy?
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When are the SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag unlikely to
deploy?
A severe side impact near the front seat
activates the SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag.
The vehicle is involved in an oblique side-
on impact.
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