Seating and Safety Restraints
HowdoestheSafetyCanopyாsystemwork?
Thedesignanddevelopmentofthe
SafetyCanopysystemincluded
recommendedtestingprocedures
thatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownas
theSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtesting
procedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentof
sideairbags(includingtheSafety
Canopy).
TheSafetyCanopysystemconsists
ofthefollowing:
•
Aninflatablenyloncurtainwith
aninflatorconcealedbehindthe
headlinerandabovethedoors
(oneoneachsideofthevehicle).
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Aheadlinerthatwillflextoopen
abovethesidedoorstoallowSafetyCanopydeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,electroniccontrolanddiagnosticunitasused
forthefrontairbags.
Twosidecrashsensorsmountedatthefrontdoors(oneoneachside
ofthevehicle).
Twosidecrashsensorslocatedatthec-pillarbehindthereardoors
(oneoneachsideofthevehicle).
Rolloversensorintherestraintscontrolmodule(RCM).
TheSafetyCanopysystem,incombinationwithsafetybelts,canhelp
reducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofasignificantsideimpact
collisionorrolloverevent.
Children12yearsoldandundershouldalwaysbeproperlyrestrainedin
thesecondorthirdrowseats(ifequipped).TheSafetyCanopywillnot
interferewithchildrenrestrainedusingaproperlyinstalledchildor
boosterseatbecauseitisdesignedtoinflatedownwardfromthe
headlinerabovethedoorsalongthesidewindowopenings.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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