Cautions With The Air Bag; Air Bag Inspection - SSANGYONG NEW CHAIRMAN Owner's Manual

CAUTIONS WITH THE AIR BAG

Side Air Bag Operation
The air bag inflates when:
Strong side frontal impact exceeding the operation conditions.
(intensity, angle, speed and position)
The air bag can inflate when:
Vehicle rolls onto its side and causes a severe side impact.
The air bag does not inflate when:
Frontal collision while vehicle stops or is moving at a low
speed.
Rear end collision
If the severity of impact to the vehicle is not significant.
The air bag seldom inflates when:
Oblique impact (diagonal direction)
• Frontal impact or rear impact
Rollover but without a severe impact
The air bag warning lamp is on

AIR BAG INSPECTION

The air bag system should be inspected 10 years from
its installation regardless of its appearance and other
conditions.
SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG
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Front Air Bag Operation (Driver's and Passenger's)
The air bag inflates when:
The seat belt can't protect occupants from a severe frontal
collision.
The air bag can inflate when:
Underbody impact from the road surface; impact against
the curb at a very high speed; dropping impact onto the road
surface with a large angle
The air bag does not inflate when:
Rollover, side impact or rear impact
If the severity of impact to the vehicle is not significant.
The air bag seldom inflates when:
Oblique impact, rollover
Weak impact in which the sensor is unable to detect (under
the inflation requirements)
Impact against narrow objects such as a utility pole or a tree
The vehicle falls into a drainage or a puddle
The front of the vehicle crashes into high-impact point ve-
hicle such as a vehicle.
Impact on the hood by falling stones
The air bag warning lamp is on
Moderate or severe impact to the middle of the vehicle
body's side structure. In that case, only the side air bags
deploy.
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