Chevrolet Impala Police 2012, Manual

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Chevrolet Impala Police Package - 2012
Seats and Restraints 3-1
Seats and
Restraints
Airbag System
Questions and Answers About
Airbags and Specialty Law
Enforcement Vehicles . . . . . . . 3-1
Notices for Customer Installed
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Airbag Deployment
Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Airbag System
Questions and Answers
About Airbags and
Specialty Law
Enforcement Vehicles
Q: Can equipment such as radar
devices, video cameras, and
radio trees be mounted in a
specialty vehicle equipped
with a right front passenger
frontal airbag?
A: Yes, but care must be taken
to properly mount the
equipment outside of the
airbag
“ deployment zone. ”
Q: What is the airbag
“ deployment zone ” ?
A: The term “ deployment zone ”
describes the space an airbag
takes up when fully inflated.
Airbags need room to work
properly, and anything in the
“ deployment zone ” — such
as improperly mounted
equipment
— can greatly affect
the performance of the airbag.