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Deployment of front airbags
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The front airbags ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY when …
The front airbags are designed to deploy when the vehicle suf-
fers a moderate to severe frontal impact. Typical situations are
shown in the illustration above.
The front airbags are designed to deploy only in certain moder-
ate to severe frontal collisions within the shaded area between
the arrows in the illustration to the right.
The front airbags will deploy if the impact to the vehicle’s
main structure is above a specific threshold level. The thresh-
old level is approximately 15 mph (25 km/h) for a frontal colli-
sion straight into a solid flat wall that does not bend or deform.
If the impact to the vehicle’s main structure is below this
threshold level, the front airbags may not deploy. This thresh-
old level may also be higher if the vehicle hits something that
absorbs the impact, either by bending or moving (for example,
another stationary vehicle, a pole or a guard rail).
The beginning stage of airbag inflation is the most forceful and
can cause serious injury or death if you are close to the deploy-
ing airbag. Accordingly, it is important that you always wear
the available seat belt.
Head-on collision with a solid wall at
speeds of approx. 15 mph (25 km) or higher
Moderate to severe frontal impact within
the shaded area between the arrows
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