When Should An Airbag; Inflate - Chevrolet Trailblazer 2020 Owner's Manual

Chevrolet Trailblazer Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-SE Asia/CenAmer/
Carib-13517615) - 2020 - CRC - 3/22/19
The risk of injury to the upper body
and pelvis in the event of a side-on
collision is considerably reduced.
Caution
Do not install seat covers.
Do not put your body or any
object (including pillows)
between the front seats and
doors. The front seat
passengers must not lean or
sleep supported on the
door. Sit down always on
center of the seat.
Always use the seat belts.
Warning
Children who are seated in close
proximity to a side Airbag may be
at risk of serious or fatal injury if
the Airbag deploys, especially if
Warning (Continued)
the child s head, neck, or chest is
close to the Airbag at the time of
deployment.
Never let your child lean on the
door or close to the side Airbag
module.

When Should an Airbag

Inflate?

This vehicle is equipped with
airbags. See Airbag System 0 45.
Airbags are designed to inflate if the
impact exceeds the specific airbag
system's deployment threshold.
Deployment thresholds are used to
predict how severe a crash is likely
to be in time for the airbags to
inflate and help restrain the
occupants. The vehicle has
electronic sensors that help the
airbag system determine the
severity of the impact. Deployment
(Continued)
thresholds can vary with specific
vehicle design.
Seats and Restraints
Frontal airbags are designed to
inflate in moderate to severe frontal
or near frontal crashes to help
reduce the potential for severe
injuries, mainly to the driver's or
front outboard passenger's head
and chest.
Whether the frontal airbags will or
should inflate is not based primarily
on how fast the vehicle is traveling.
It depends on what is hit, the
direction of the impact, and how
quickly the vehicle slows down.
Frontal airbags may inflate at
different crash speeds depending on
whether the vehicle hits an object
straight on or at an angle, and
whether the object is fixed or
moving, rigid or deformable, narrow
or wide.
Frontal airbags are not intended to
inflate during vehicle rollovers, in
rear impacts, or in many side
impacts.
In any particular crash, no one can
say whether an airbag should have
inflated simply because of the
vehicle damage or repair costs.
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