SeatsandRestraints
2-31
WhenShouldanAirbag
Inflate?
Frontalairbagsmayinflateat
different crashspeeds.
Forexample:
Thresholds canalsovarywith
specific vehicledesign.
Frontalairbagsarenotintended to
inflateduringvehiclerollovers, rear
impacts, orinmanysideimpacts.
Frontalairbagsaredesignedto
inflateinmoderatetosevere
frontalornear-frontal crashesto
helpreducethepotential forsevere
injuries mainlytothedriver's orright
frontpassenger's headandchest.
However,theyareonlydesigned
toinflateiftheimpactexceedsa
predetermined deployment
threshold. Deployment thresholds
areusedtopredicthowseverea
crashislikelytobeintimeforthe
airbagstoinflateandhelprestrain
theoccupants.
.
Ifthevehiclehitsastationary
object,theairbagscouldinflate
atadifferent crashspeedthanif
thevehiclehitsamovingobject.
Inaddition, thevehiclehas
dual-stage frontalairbags.
.
Ifthevehiclehitsanobjectthat
deforms, theairbagscould
inflateatadifferent crashspeed
thanifthevehiclehitsanobject
thatdoesnotdeform.
Dual-stage airbagsadjustthe
restraint according tocrashseverity.
Yourvehiclehaselectronic frontal
sensors, whichhelpthesensing
systemdistinguish betweena
moderate frontalimpactandamore
severefrontalimpact.Formoderate
frontalimpacts, dual-stage airbags
inflateatalevellessthanfull
.
.
Ifthevehiclehitsanarrowobject
(likeapole),theairbagscould
inflateatadifferent crashspeed
thanifthevehiclehitsawide
object(likeawall).
deployment. Formoreseverefrontal
impacts, fulldeployment occurs.
Whetheryourfrontalairbagswill
orshoulddeployisnotbasedon
howfastyourvehicleistraveling.
Itdependslargelyonwhatyouhit,
thedirection oftheimpact,andhow
quicklyyourvehicleslowsdown.
Ifthevehiclegoesintoanobject
atanangle,theairbagscould
inflateatadifferent crashspeed
thanifthevehiclegoesstraight
intotheobject.
Thevehiclehasseat-mounted
sideimpactandroof-rail airbags.
SeeAirbagSystem on page 2‑27.
| Categories | Cadillac CTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac CTS 3.0, Cadillac CTS 3.6, Cadillac CTS 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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