Seating and Safety Restraints
TheSafetyCanopysystem,incombinationwithsafetybelts,canhelp
reducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofasignificantsideimpact
collisionorrolloverevent.
Children12yearsoldandundershouldalwaysbeproperlyrestrainedin
thesecondrowseats.TheSafetyCanopywillnotinterferewith
childrenrestrainedusingaproperlyinstalledchildorboosterseat
becauseitisdesignedtoinflatedownwardfromtheheadlinerabovethe
doorsalongthesidewindowopening.
TheSafetyCanopysystemisdesignedtoactivatewhenthevehicle
sustainslateraldecelerationsufficienttocausethesidecrashsensorto
closeanelectricalcircuitthatinitiatesSafetyCanopyinflationorwhen
acertainlikelihoodofarollovereventisdetectedbytherolloversensor.
TheSafetyCanopyismountedtoroofside-railsheetmetal,behindthe
headliner,aboveeachrowofseats.Incertainlateralcollisionsorrollover
events,theSafetyCanopysystemwillbeactivated,regardlessofwhich
seatsareoccupied.TheSafetyCanopyisdesignedtoinflatebetween
thesidewindowareaandoccupantstofurtherenhanceprotection
providedinsideimpactcollisionsandrolloverevents.
ThefactthattheSafetyCanopydidnotactivateinacollisiondoesnot
meanthatsomethingiswrongwiththesystem.Rather,itmeansthe
forceswerenotofthetypesufficienttocauseactivation.TheSafety
Canopyisdesignedtoinflateincertainsideimpactcollisionsorrollover
events,notinrearimpact,frontalornear-frontalcollisions,unlessthe
collisioncausessufficientlateraldecelerationorrolloverlikelihood.
WARNING:SeveralSafetyCanopysystemcomponentsgethot
afterinflation.Donottouchthemafterinflation.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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