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Deployment of front airbags
The front airbags and driver's knee airbag ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY when ...
Head-on collision with a solid wall at speeds of
approx. 15 mph (25 km/h) or higher
The front airbags and driver's knee airbag are
designed to deploy when the vehicle suffers a
moderate to severe frontal impact. A typical
condition is shown in the illustration to the
left.
The front airbags and driver's knee airbag are
designed to deploy only in certain moderate
to severe frontal collisions within the shaded
area between the arrows in the illustration to
the right.
The front airbags and driver's knee airbag
will deploy if the impact to the vehicle's main
structure is above a specific threshold level.
The threshold level is approximately 15 mph
(25 km/h) for a frontal collision straight into a
solid flat wall that does not bend or deform. If
the impact to the vehicle's main structure is
below this threshold level, the front airbags
and driver's knee airbag may not deploy. This
threshold level may also be higher if the vehi-
cle hits something that absorbs the impact,
either by bending or moving (for example,
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - airbag
Moderate to severe frontal impact within the shaded
area between the arrows
another stationary vehicle, a pole or a guard
rail).
The initial stage of airbag inflation is the
most forceful, and can cause serious injury or
death if you are too close to the deploying air-
bag. Accordingly, it is important that you
always wear the available seat belt.
Seat and restraint systems
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