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METHODS OF RESTRAINT IN ADDITION TO THE FRONT SEAT BELTS
In a side impact with another
vehicle of an equivalent or higher
category, at an impact speed equal
to or greater than 50 km/h (31 mph).
In the following examples, the
pretensioners and airbags could
operate :
– impacts to the underside of the
vehicle from kerbs, for example ;
– potholes ;
– a fall or a hard landing ;
– stones ;
In the following examples, the
pretensioners and airbags might not
operate :
– in the event of a rear impact,
however severe ;
– if the vehicle overturns ;
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