Cadillac BLS Owner's Manual page 40

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40 Safety
Deployed side airbag and inflatable
curtain
Inflatable curtain 3
WARNING
• Do not sit with your head rested
against the side window. The inflat-
able curtain is designed to inflate
between the window and the head.
Resting the head against the window
could prevent the inflatable curtain
from providing the intended protec-
tion.
• Hang only light clothes from the hooks
on the rear seat courtesy handles. The
items of clothing must not contain
heavy or sharp objects. Do not use
coat hangers.
• Do not position a sun visor or similar in
the area that would be filled by the
inflatable curtain.
• Do not attach anything to the car's
headlining, roof pillars or side panels
as this could prevent the side-impact
protection from providing the intended
protection.
• Do not stack loads so high that they
could encumber the inflatable curtain
in the event of a collision.
The inflatable curtains, which protect the
head, are concealed along the lengths of
the headlining (all the way between front
and rear roof pillars).
The inflatable curtains inflate at the same
time as the side airbags in the front seats in
case of a side-on impact.
The inflatable curtains reduce the risk of
head injuries to the occupants of the car's
outer seats. The inflatable curtains cover
the area between the front and rear roof pil-
lars.
If the airbag system registers forces equiv-
alent to a high-speed frontal collision
(Stage II for the steering wheel and pas-
senger airbags), the inflatable curtains will
also be detonated.
Deployed inflatable curtain