Chevrolet SAIL Diesel, Owner'S Manual

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Warning
The best protection can be provided
only when the seat is in a proper
position.
No obstacles are allowed within the
inflation area of airbag.
Wear the seat belt correctly so that the
air bag can provide protection.
Front Airbag System*
The front airbag system includes an
airbag in the steering wheel and another
in the dashboard on the passenger side.
Depending on vehicle models, your
vehicle may not be equipped with the
airbag in the dashboard on the
passenger side.
These airbags can be identified by the
marking AIRBAG.
The driver frontal airbag is in the
middle of the steering wheel.
The outboard front passenger frontal
airbag is in the instrument panel on the
passenger side.
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 outboard front passen-
ger’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 deploy is not based on how fast
your vehicle is traveling. It depends
largely on what you hit, the direction of
the impact, and how quickly your
vehicle slows down.
Frontal airbags may inflate at different
crash speeds. For example:
Ÿ If the vehicle hits a stationary
object, the airbags could inflate at a
different crash speed than if the
vehicle hits a moving object.
When Should an Airbag Inflate?
Where Are the Airbags?
44 Seats and Restraints