Seating and safety restraints
SAFETY RESTRAINTS
Personal Safety System
ThePersonalSafetySystemprovidesanimprovedoverallleveloffrontal
crashprotectiontofrontseatoccupantsandisdesignedtohelpfurther
reducetheriskofairbag-relatedinjuries.Thesystemisabletoanalyze
differentoccupantconditionsandcrashseveritybeforeactivatingthe
appropriatesafetydevicestohelpbetterprotectarangeofoccupantsin
avarietyoffrontalcrashsituations.
Yourvehicle’sPersonalSafetySystemconsistsof:
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Driverandpassengerdual-stageairbagsupplementalrestraints.Refer
totheAirbagsupplementalrestraintssectioninthischapter.
Frontsafetybeltswithpretensioners,energymanagementretractors,
andsafetybeltusagesensors.RefertotheSafetybeltssectioninthis
chapter.
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Driver’sseatpositionsensor.
Frontcrashseveritysensor.
RestraintsControlModule(RCM)withimpactandsafingsensors.
Anindicatorlightandback-uptone.
Theelectricalwiringfortheairbags,crashsensor(s),safetybelt
pretensioners,frontsafetybeltusagesensorsanddriver’sseatposition
sensor.
How does the personal safety system work?
ThePersonalSafetySystemusesacollectionofsensorstogather
informationaboutthedriver’sseatposition,driverandfrontoutboard
passenger’ssafetybeltusageandaccidentseverity.Then,dual-stage
inflatingairbagsarecombinedwithsafetybeltpretensionersandenergy
managementretractorstohelpprovideenhancedoccupantprotectionin
frontalcrashes.
Thedriver’sseatpositionsensordeterminesiftheseatisforeoraftofa
referenceposition.Similarly,thesafetybeltusagesensorsdetermineif
thedriverandfrontoutboardpassengersafetybeltsarefastened.These
sensorsprovidetheabilitytotailortheairbagdeploymentbasedupon
howclosethedriver’sseatistothesteeringwheelandwhetherornot
thesafetybeltsarefastened.
Thedual-stageairbagsoffertheabilitytotailortheairbaginflationwith
twoenergylevels.Alower,lessforcefulenergylevelisprovidedformore
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