Black plate (19,1)
Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-6067651) -
2014 - crc - 8/22/13
Seats and Restraints
3-19
an airbag system will not work
properly. See your dealer for
service.
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 front outboard
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.
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Warning
Airbags inflate with great force,
faster than the blink of an eye. No
objects, such as shotguns, should
be placed over or near the airbag
covers. Equipment mounted too
close to an inflating airbag could
break and become a dangerous
projectile in a crash, causing
injury to the vehicle's occupants.
Also, an object too close to an
inflating airbag could prevent the
airbag from operating properly.
If this ever happens, the airbag
would not be able to protect
occupants the way it was
designed to. To help prevent
injury and to allow the airbag to
perform as it was designed, do
not mount equipment inside the
airbag deployment zone.
Q: How can I identify the airbag
“
deployment zone
”
in my
vehicle?
A:
See
for more
information. The diagrams
provide the approximate
dimensions of the
“
deployment
zones
”
for your specialty vehicle.
Before doing any service work,
including the installation of any
equipment, consult the
appropriate service manual.
Q: Is it possible to shield
equipment so it does not
interfere with airbag
deployment?
A:
While shielding may protect
certain equipment from being
damaged or dislodged, it may
also negatively affect how an
airbag inflates. Therefore, we
cannot recommend the
placement of any equipment in
the deployment zone, even
when shielding.