Chevrolet Captiva Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast LHD-
14860584) - 2021 - CRC - 5/18/20
Seats and Restraints
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Side Air Bag
As shown in Figure C, the front seat side air
bag is installed on the backrest side near
the door.
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Danger
If there is any object between the
occupant and the air bag, the air bag
may not inflate normally or the air bag
may cause the object to squeeze the
occupant
’
s body when it is inflated,
leading to severe injuries or even death.
Please never use a seat accessory (such
as seat jacket) that may hinder the
inflating of the lateral-impact air bag.
When Should an Airbag Inflate?
The frontal air bag is designed to inflate in
moderate to severe head-on collisions, or an
almost head-on collision, to reduce severe
injury risks of the driver
’
s and the front
passenger
’
s head and chest.
Whether the frontal air bag is inflated does
not mainly depend on the vehicle running
speed. It depends on the impacted object,
impact direction and vehicle deceleration at
the time of the collision.
The frontal air bag may inflate at different
collision speeds. The air bag inflation
depends on the impact direction (straight or
in certain angle) at the moment of collision
and whether the impacted object is fixed or
movable, deformable or not and narrow or
wide. Due to the different design of each
vehicle, the collision inflation conditions of
the frontal air bag may vary. The frontal air
bag will not inflate in case of vehicle
overturn, rear-end collision and most
lateral-impact collisions. The frontal air bag
may not inflate in slight head-on or nearly
head-on collisions, lateral or diagonal
collisions, collisions to cylindrical objects
(such as telegraph pole and tree trunk),
rear-end collisions under large vehicle
(trucks, etc.) breast board and lateral
glancing collisions. As per the design, the
seat lateral-impact air bag will inflate
according to the impact position in case of a
moderate to severe lateral collision.
The seat lateral-impact air bag will not
inflate in case of head-on collisions, nearly
head-on collisions, vehicle overturn or
rear-end collisions. The seat lateral-impact air
bag may not inflate in slight side collisions
and lateral-frontal or diagonal collisions.
As per the design, the seat lateral-impact air
bag will be inflated on the side on which
the vehicle is hit. The air bag will not be
triggered in all collision accidents. For a
particular accident, it shall not simply judge
whether the air bag should inflate according
to the causalities, vehicle damage or repair
expenses. Your vehicle is equipped with a
collision sensing and diagnosis module. If a
collision has much damage, the module may
record relevant collision information after
the collision. If you have any doubt on the
working situation of your air bag after a
collision accident, contact your dealer as
soon as possible to provide professional
analysis and diagnosis.