Seating and safety restraints
close an electrical circuit that initiates Safety Canopy inflation or when
a certain likelihood of a rollover event is detected by the rollover sensor.
The Safety Canopy is mounted to the roof side-rail sheet metal, behind
the headliner, above the first and second row seats. In certain lateral
collisions or rollover events, the Safety Canopy system will be
activated, regardless of which seats are occupied. The Safety Canopy is
designed to inflate between the side window area and occupants to
further enhance protection provided in side impact collisions and rollover
events.
The fact that the Safety Canopy system did not activate in a collision
does not mean that something is wrong with the system. Rather, it
means the forces were not of the type sufficient to cause activation. The
Safety Canopy is designed to inflate in certain side impact collisions or
rollover events, not in rear impact, frontal or near-frontal collisions,
unless the collision causes sufficient lateral deceleration or rollover
likelihood.
Several Safety Canopy
system components get hot
after inflation. Do not touch them
after inflation.
If the Safety Canopy
system has deployed, the
Sa fety Ca nopy will not
funct ion again. The Sa fety
Ca nopy syst em (inclu din g the
A, B and C pilla r trim) mu st be
inspe ct ed and se rvice d by a
qu alifie d techn icia n in
accor da nce wit h the vehicle
se rvice ma nual. If the Safety
Canopy is not replaced, the
unrepaired area will increase the
risk of injury in a collision.
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| Model Year | 2002 |
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