Subaru Impreza 2017 Owner's Manual page 99

locations.
. In the left and right front doors
. In the left and right center pillars
. In the left and right rear wheel houses
. Under the rear center seat (satellite
safing sensor)
Another impact sensor, which also senses
impact force, is located in the airbag
control module. The rollover sensor (Rus-
sia models) are located inside the airbag
control module which is located under the
center of the instrument panel.
If one of the center pillar impact sensors,
front door impact sensors and the impact
sensor that is located in the airbag control
module together sense an impact force
above a predetermined level in a side
collision, the control module causes both
the SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag on the impacted side to inflate
regardless of whether the rear wheel
house impact sensor on the same side
senses an impact.
If one of the rear wheel house impact
sensors and the impact sensor that is
located in the airbag control module
together sense an impact force above a
predetermined level in a side collision, the
control module causes only the SRS
curtain airbag on the impacted side to
inflate.
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag)
For Russia models, if the rollover sensor
detects a vehicle rollover, the control
module inflates the SRS curtain airbags
on both sides. At this time, the driver's and
front passenger's seatbelt pretensioners
also operate simultaneously.
! After deployment
After deployment, the SRS side airbag
immediately starts to deflate. The time
required from detection of an impact to
deflation of an SRS side airbag after
deployment is shorter than the blink of
an eye. The SRS curtain airbag remains
inflated for a while following deployment
then slowly deflates.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag deploy even when no one occupies
the seat on the side on which an impact is
applied.
! Example of the type of accident
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag are designed as follows:
. to deploy in the event of an accident
involving a moderate to severe side
impact collision.
. to function on a one-time-only basis.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag are not designed to deploy in the
following cases:
. in most lesser side impact
. in most frontal or most rear impacts
(because the SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag deployment would not
protect the occupant in those situations)
For Russia models, the SRS curtain
airbags are also designed to deploy when
the vehicle is in an extremely inclined
state such as during a rollover. They are
not designed to deploy in most lesser
inclined states.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain
airbag deployment depend on the level of
force experienced in the passenger com-
partment during a side impact 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.
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