Black plate (26,1)
Cadillac SRX Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012
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Seats and Restraints
Driver Side Shown,
Passenger Side Similar
The roof-rail airbags for the driver,
right front passenger, and second
row outboard passengers are in the
ceiling above the side windows.
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WARNING
If something is between
an occupant and an airbag,
the airbag might not inflate
properly or it might force the
object into that person causing
severe injury or even death.
The path of an inflating airbag
must be kept clear. Do not put
anything between an occupant
and an airbag, and do not attach
or put anything on the steering
wheel hub or on or near any other
airbag covering.
Do not use seat accessories
that block the inflation path of a
seat-mounted side impact airbag.
Never secure anything to the roof
of a vehicle with roof-rail airbags
by routing a rope or tie
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down
through any door or window
opening. If you do, the path
of an inflating roof-rail airbag
will be blocked.
When Should an Airbag
Inflate?
Frontal airbags are designed
to inflate in moderate to severe
frontal or near frontal crashes
to help reduce the potential for
severe injuries mainly to the driver's
or front outboard passenger's
head and chest. However, they
are only designed to inflate if the
impact exceeds a predetermined
deployment threshold. Deployment
thresholds are used to predict how
severe a crash is likely to be in time
for the airbags to inflate and help
restrain the occupants.
Whether the frontal airbags will or
should inflate is not based primarily
on how fast the vehicle is traveling.
It depends on what is hit, the
direction of the impact, and how
quickly the vehicle slows down.
