Safety features of your vehicle
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Side and curtain air bags (if equipped)
Side impact and curtain air bags are gen-
erally designed to inflate in moderate to
severe side collisions. The impact forces
measured by the side impact sensor and
SRS control module determine whether
or not to inflate the side impact air bags.
Although the front air bags (driver’s and
front passenger’s air bags) are designed
to inflate only in frontal collisions, they
also may inflate in other types of colli-
sions if the front impact sensors detect a
sufficient impact. Side and curtain air
bags are designed to inflate only in side
impact collisions, but they may inflate in
other collisions if the side impact sensors
detect a sufficient impact.
If the vehicle chassis is impacted by
bumps or objects on unimproved roads,
the air bags may deploy. Drive carefully
on unimproved roads or on surfaces not
designed for vehicle traffic to prevent
unintended air bag deployment.
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Air bag non-inflation conditions
• In certain collisions the air bags may
not deploy. The air bags are designed
not to deploy in such cases because
they may not provide occupant protec-
tion beyond the protection of the seat
belts in such collisions.
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