Seating and Safety Restraints
Howdotheside-curtainairbags(ifequipped)work?
Thedesignanddevelopmentofthe
sideaircurtainsystemincluded
recommendedtestingprocedures
thatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownas
theSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtesting
procedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentof
sideairbags(includingsideair
curtainsystems).
Theside-curtainairbags(if
equipped)consistsofthefollowing:
•
Aninflatablenyloncurtainwitha
gasgeneratorconcealedbehind
theheadlinerandabovethedoors
(oneoneachsideofvehicle).
•
•
Aheadlinerdesignedtoflexopen
abovethesidedoorstoallowside-curtainairbagdeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,electroniccontrolanddiagnosticunitasused
forthefrontairbags.
•
•
TwocrashsensorsmountedatlowerB-Pillar(oneoneachside).
Twocrashsensorslocatedatthec-pillarbehindthereardoors(one
oneachside).
•
Rolloversensorintherestraintscontrolmodule(RCM).
Theside-curtainairbags(ifequipped),incombinationwithseatbelts,
canhelpreducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofasignificant
sideimpactcollisionorrolloverevent.
Children12yearsoldandundershouldalwaysbeproperlyrestrainedin
therearseats.Theside-curtainairbags(ifequipped)willnotinterfere
withchildrenrestrainedusingaproperlyinstalledchildorboosterseat
becauseitisdesignedtoinflatedownwardfromtheheadlinerabovethe
doorsalongthesidewindowopening.
Theside-curtainairbags(ifequipped)aredesignedtoactivatewhenthe
vehiclesustainslateraldecelerationsufficienttocausetheRCMto
initiateside-curtainairbag(ifequipped)inflationorwhenacertain
likelihoodofarollovereventisdetectedbytherolloversensor.
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