Side Air Bags And Side Curtain Air Bags (If Equipped) - Suzuki VITARA series Owner's Manual

BEFORE DRIVING
• Crash with a utility pole or stumpage
(1)
• Crash with a fixed wall or guardrail at an
angle of greater than about 30 degrees
(1) from the front
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• Frontal crash with a fixed wall that does
not move or deform in less than about 25
km/h (15 mph)
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• Crash angle is offset from the vehicle
angle (offset crash)
Side air bags and side curtain air
bags (if equipped)
EXAMPLE
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Side air bags and side curtain air bags are
designed to inflate in severe side impact
crashes when the ignition switch is in "ON"
position or the ignition mode is "ON".
Side air bags and side curtain air bags are
not designed to inflate in frontal or rear
crashes, rollovers or minor side crashes,
since they would offer no protection in
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those types of accidents. Only the side air
bag and side curtain air bag on the side of
the vehicle that is struck will inflate. How-
ever, in a frontal angle crash, the side air
bags and side curtain air bags may inflate.
Since an air bag deploys only one time
during an accident, seat belts are needed
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