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Safety system of your vehicle
• In an angled collision, the force of
impact may direct the occupants in
a direction where the air bags can-
not provide any additional benefit.
Thus, the sensors may not deploy
any air bags.
• Just before an impact, drivers often
brake heavily. Such heavy braking
lowers the front portion of the vehi-
cle, causing it to "ride" under a
vehicle ahead with a higher ground
clearance.
Air bags may not inflate in this
"under-ride" collision, because
deceleration may significantly
reduce the impact force, which is to
be detected by the sensor.
• Air bags may not inflate in rollover
accidents because air bag deploy-
ment cannot provide protection to
the occupants.
1TQA2089
OEU034019
OEU034010
