Subaru Tribeca 2014 Owner's Manual page 88

components can be very hot as a
result of deployment.
The driver's SRS frontal airbag and front
passenger's SRS frontal airbag are de-
signed to deploy in the event of an
accident involving a moderate to severe
frontal collision. They are not designed to
deploy in most lesser frontal impacts
because the necessary protection can be
achieved by the seatbelt alone. Also, they
are not designed to deploy in most side or
rear impacts or in most rollover accidents
because deployment of only the driver's
SRS frontal airbag or both driver's and
front passenger's SRS frontal airbags
would not help the occupant in those
situations. The driver's and front passen-
ger's SRS frontal airbags are designed to
function on a one-time-only basis.
SRS airbag deployment depends on the
level of force experienced in the passen-
ger compartment during a collision. 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.
! Examples of accidents in which
the driver's/driver's and front
passenger's SRS frontal
airbag(s) will most likely deploy
A head-on collision against a thick con-
crete wall at a vehicle speed of 12 to 19
mph (20 to 30 km/h) or higher activates
only the driver's SRS frontal airbag or both
driver's and front passenger's SRS frontal
airbags. The airbag(s) will also be acti-
vated when the vehicle is exposed to a
frontal impact similar in fashion and
magnitude to the collision described
above.
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
! Examples of the types of acci-
dents in which it is possible that
the driver's/driver's and front
passenger's SRS frontal
airbag(s) will deploy
Only the driver's SRS frontal airbag or
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