Chevrolet Captiva C140 Manual page 36

1–32 SEATS AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEMS
How the side air bags work How the side air bags work How the side air bags work How the side air bags work How the side air bags work
Side air bags are designed to keep your tho-
rax from slamming into the front door and
window in a lateral crash.
The side air bags inflate when a sensor de-
tects a lateral crash of a severity sufficient
for the side air bag deployment.
Your side air bags are designed to deploy in
lateral collisions that are equivalent to, or
exceed the force of a deformable moving
barrier travelling at a speed of 15 to 25 km/
h (9.3 ~ 15.5 mph) crashing into a vehicle.
The fact that your vehicle was involved in a
crash and the side air bags did not inflate
does not necessarily mean that there is some-
thing wrong with your side air bags. Side air
bags are designed to inflate in a side colli-
sion, not in front-end, rear-end, or rollover
crashes if they don't produce sufficient lat-
eral impact for the deployment of the side
air bags.
WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
Children who are seated in close Children who are seated in close Children who are seated in close
Children who are seated in close Children who are seated in close
proximity to a side air bag may be at risk proximity to a side air bag may be at risk proximity to a side air bag may be at risk proximity to a side air bag may be at risk proximity to a side air bag may be at risk
of serious or fatal injury if the air bag of serious or fatal injury if the air bag of serious or fatal injury if the air bag of serious or fatal injury if the air bag of serious or fatal injury if the air bag
deploys, especially if the child's head, deploys, especially if the child's head,
deploys, especially if the child's head, deploys, especially if the child's head, deploys, especially if the child's head,
neck, or chest is close to the air bag at neck, or chest is close to the air bag at neck, or chest is close to the air bag at neck, or chest is close to the air bag at neck, or chest is close to the air bag at
the time of deployment. the time of deployment. the time of deployment.
the time of deployment. the time of deployment.
• • • • • Never let your child lean on the door Never let your child lean on the door Never let your child lean on the door
Never let your child lean on the door Never let your child lean on the door
or close to the side air bag module. or close to the side air bag module. or close to the side air bag module. or close to the side air bag module. or close to the side air bag module.
• • • • • The safest place in the vehicle for The safest place in the vehicle for The safest place in the vehicle for The safest place in the vehicle for
The safest place in the vehicle for
your properly seated and restrained your properly seated and restrained your properly seated and restrained your properly seated and restrained your properly seated and restrained
child is the back seat. child is the back seat. child is the back seat. child is the back seat. child is the back seat.
CURT T T T T AIN AIR BA CUR CUR CUR CUR AIN AIR BA AIN AIR BA AIN AIR BA AIN AIR BAGS GS GS GS GS
The curtain air bags are located in the ceiling
above the side windows. They are designed
to help protect the heads of the front seat
occupants and the rear outboard seat occu-
pants in certain side impact collisions.