Supplemental restraint system (SRS)-airbag
Seat and seat belts
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The driver’s knee airbag is located under the
steering wheel. The driver’s knee airbag is
designed to deploy at the same time as the
driver’s front airbag.
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The front airbags and driver’s knee airbag are
designed to deploy when the vehicle suffers a
moderate to severe frontal impact. The typi-
cal condition is shown in the illustration.
The front airbags and driver’s knee airbag
will deploy if the severity of impact is above
the designed threshold level, comparable to
an approximately 25 km/h collision when
impacting straight into a solid wall that does
not move or deform. If the severity of the
impact is below the above threshold level, the
front airbags and driver’s knee airbag may
not deploy. However, this threshold speed
will be considerably higher if the vehicle
strikes an object that absorbs the impact by
either deforming or moving (for example,
another stationary vehicle, pole or a guard
rail).
Because frontal collisions can easily move
you out of position, it is important to always
properly wear your seat belts. Your seat belts
will help keep you a safe distance from the
steering wheel and instrument panel during
the initial stages of airbag deployment. The
initial stage of airbag inflation is the most
forceful, and can possibly cause serious or
fatal injuries. Moreover, the seat belts in your
vehicle are your primary means of protection
in a collision. The SRS airbags are designed
to provide additional protection. Therefore,
for your safety and the safety of all occu-
pants, be sure to always properly wear your
seat belts.
With certain types of frontal collisions, the
vehicle’s body structure is designed to absorb
the shock to help protect the occupants from
harm. (The vehicle body’s front area may
deform significantly as it absorbs the impact.)
Under such circumstances, the front airbags
and driver’s knee airbag may not deploy irre-
spective of the deformation and damage to
the vehicle body.
Driver’s knee airbag system
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Deployment of front airbags
and driver’s knee airbag
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The front airbags and driver’s
knee airbag ARE DESIGNED TO
DEPLOY when…
1- Head-on collision with a solid wall at
speed of approximately 25 km/h or
higher
2- Moderate to severe frontal impact
within the shaded area between the
arrows
The front airbags and driver’s
knee airbag MAY NOT DEPLOY
when…
