Chevrolet Captiva Owner's Manual page 56

2-26 Seats and Restraints
If the vehicle hits an object that
Ÿ
deforms, the airbags could inflate at
a different crash speed than if the
vehicle hits an object that does not
deform.
Ÿ If the vehicle hits a narrow object
(like a pole), the airbags could
inflate at a different crash speed
than if the vehicle hits a wide object
(like a wall).
Ÿ If the vehicle goes into an object at
an angle, the airbags could inflate at
a different crash speed than if the
vehicle goes straight into the object.
Thresholds can also vary with specific
vehicle design.
Frontal airbags are not intended to
inflate during vehicle rollovers, rear
impacts, or in many side impacts.
Always wear your safety belt, even
with frontal airbags.
The vehicle may have seat-mounted side
impact and roof-rail airbags. See Airbag
System on page 2-22. Seat-mounted side
impact and roof-rail airbags are intended
to inflate in moderate to severe side
crashes. Seat-mounted side impact and
roof-rail airbags will inflate if the crash
severity is above the system's designed
threshold level. The threshold level can
vary with specific vehicle design.
Seat-mounted side impact airbags are
not intended to inflate in frontal
impacts, near frontal impacts, rollovers,
or rear impacts. Roof-rail airbags are
not intended to inflate in rollovers or
rear impacts.
A seat-mounted side impact airbag and
roof-rail airbags are intended to deploy
on the side of the vehicle that is struck.
In any particular crash, no one can say
whether an airbag should have inflated
simply because of the damage to a
vehicle or because of what the repair
costs were. For frontal airbags, inflation
is determined by what the vehicle hits,
the angle of the impact, and how quickly
the vehicle slows down. For seat-
mounted side impact and roof-rail
airbags, deployment is determined by
the location and severity of the side
impact.