Subaru Legacy Outback 2008 Owner's Manual page 78

plunges into a deep ditch, is severely
impacted or knocked hard against an
obstacle on the road such as a curb).
! When is the SRS frontal airbag
unlikely to deploy?
There are many types of collisions which
might not necessarily require SRS frontal
airbag deployment. If the vehicle strikes
an object, such as a telephone pole or
sign pole, or if it slides under a truck's load
bed, or if it sustains an oblique offset
frontal impact, the SRS frontal airbag may
not deploy depending on the level of
accident forces involved.
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
! When will the SRS frontal airbag not
deploy?
The SRS frontal airbag is designed
basically not to deploy if the vehicle is
struck from the side or from behind, or if it
rolls onto its side or roof, or if it is involved
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