Knee Impact Bolsters
The Knee Impact Bolsters help protect the knees of the driver and front passenger, and position the
front occupants for improved interaction with the front air bags.
WARNING!
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Do not drill, cut, or tamper with the knee impact bolsters in any way.
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Do not mount any accessories to the knee impact bolsters such as alarm lights, stereos,
citizen band radios, etc.
Supplemental Driver Knee Air Bag
This vehicle is equipped with a Supplemental Driver Knee Air Bag mounted in the instrument panel
below the steering column. The Supplemental Driver Knee Air Bag provides enhanced protection
during a frontal impact by working together with the seat belts, pretensioners, and front air bags.
Supplemental Side Air Bags
Supplemental Door-Integrated Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtains (SABICs)
This vehicle is equipped with Supplemental Door-Integrated Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtains
(SABICs).
SABICs may help reduce the risk of head and other injuries to front seat outboard occupants in
certain side impacts, in addition to the injury reduction potential provided by the seat belts and
body structure.
The SABICs are located in the door trim below the side windows. The trim covering the SABICs is
labeled “SRS AIRBAG” or “AIRBAG.”
The SABICs may help reduce the risk of partial or complete ejection of vehicle occupants through
side windows in certain side impact events.
The SABICs deploy upward, covering the side windows. An inflating SABIC pushes the outside edge
of the trim out of the way and covers the window. The SABICs inflate with enough force to injure
occupants if they are not belted and seated properly, or if items are positioned in the area where
the SABICs inflate. Children are at an even greater risk of injury from a deploying air bag.
SABICs are designed to activate in certain side impacts. The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)
determines whether the deployment of the SABIC in a particular impact event is appropriate, based
on the severity and type of collision. The side impact sensors aid the ORC in determining the
appropriate response to impact events. The system is calibrated to deploy the SABIC on the impact
side of the vehicle during impacts that require SABIC occupant protection. In side impacts, the
SABICs deploy independently; a left side impact deploys the left side SABIC only and a right-side
impact deploys the right side SABIC only. Vehicle damage by itself is not a good indicator of whether
or not SABICs should have deployed.
SABICs will not deploy in all side collisions, including some collisions at certain angles, or some
side collisions that do not impact the area of the passenger compartment. SABICs may deploy
during angled or offset frontal collisions where the front air bags deploy.
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