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Other Situations Where the Airbag
May Inflate Except for Collisions
If the vehicle bottom is impacted seriously,
the airbag may also be inflated. Refer to the
following examples.
•
Hit a road shoulder, sidewalk edge or
hard surface.
•
Fall into or drive into a deep pit.
•
Wheel hard landing or vehicle fall.
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Frontal Airbag May Not be Inflated in
the Following Collisions
The frontal airbag will usually not be inflated
in case of side collisions, rear-end collision by
another vehicle, turnover or low-speed head-
on collisions. Regardless of the collision type,
the driver's frontal airbag will only inflate
if the vehicle generates sufficient forward
deceleration.
•
Head-on collision angle over 30° from
vehicle longitudinal direction.
•
Side collision
•
Rear-end collision
•
Overturn, falling from high place, rolling
•
Hit deformable objects, such as sandpile,
guard bar, column and tree
•
Hit into front vehicle bottom, especially
truck bottom