2007 Acura TL Owners Manual

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AdditionalInformationAboutYourAirbags
Thetotaltimeforinflationand
deflationisone-tenthofasecond,so
fastthatmostoccupantsarenot
awarethattheairbagsdeployeduntil
theyseethemlyingintheirlaps.
Dual-StageAirbags
Dual-ThresholdAirbags
Yourfrontairbagsaredual-stage
Yourfrontairbagsarealsodual-
thresholdairbags.Airbagswiththis
featurehavetwodeployment
thresholdsthatdependonwhether
sensorsdetecttheoccupantis
wearingaseatbeltornot.
airbags.Thismeanstheyhavetwo
inflationstagesthatcanbeignited
sequentiallyorsimultaneously,
dependingoncrashseverity.
Afteracrash,youmayseewhat
lookslikesmoke.Thisisactually
powderfromtheairbag’ssurface.
Althoughthepowderisnotharmful,
peoplewithrespiratoryproblems
mayexperiencesometemporary
discomfort.Ifthisoccurs,getoutof
thevehicleassoonasitissafetodo
so.
Inamoreseverecrash,bothstages
willignitesimultaneouslytoprovide
thequickestandgreatestprotection.
Iftheoccupant’sbeltisnotlatched,
theairbagwilldeployataslightly
lowerthreshold,becausethe
occupantwouldneedextra
protection.
Inalessseverecrash,onestagewill
ignitefirst,thenthesecondstage
willigniteasplitsecondlater.This
provideslongerairbaginflationtime
withalittlelessforce.
Iftheoccupant’sbeltislatched ,the
airbagwillinflateataslightlyhigher
threshold,whentheairbagwouldbe
neededtosupplementtheprotection
providedbytheseatbelt.
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CategoriesAcura Manuals, Acura TL Manuals
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Model Year2007
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