SeatsandRestraints
2-33
HowDoesanAirbag
Restrain?
Rollover capableroof-rail airbags
aredesignedtohelpcontainthe
headandchestofoccupants inthe
outboard seatingpositions inthe
firstandsecondrows.Therollover
capableroof-rail airbagsare
designed tohelpreducetheriskof
fullorpartialejection inrollover
events,although nosystemcan
preventallsuchejections.
WhatWillYouSeeAfter
anAirbagInflates?
Inmoderatetoseverefrontalor
nearfrontalcollisions, evenbelted
occupants cancontactthesteering
wheelortheinstrument panel.
Inmoderatetosevereside
collisions, evenbeltedoccupants
cancontacttheinsideofthe
vehicle.
Afterthefrontalairbagsand
seat-mounted sideimpactairbags
inflate, theyquicklydeflate, so
quicklythatsomepeoplemaynot
evenrealizeanairbaginflated.
Roof-rail airbagsmaystillbeatleast
partially inflated forsometimeafter
theydeploy.Somecomponents of
theairbagmodulemaybehotfor
severalminutes. Forlocation ofthe
airbagmodules, seeWhatMakes
anAirbagInflate? onpage2‑32.
Butairbagswouldnothelpinmany
typesofcollisions, primarily
becausetheoccupant's motionis
nottowardthoseairbags. SeeWhen
ShouldanAirbagInflate? on
Airbagssupplement theprotection
provided bysafetybelts.Frontal
airbagsdistribute theforceofthe
impactmoreevenlyoverthe
occupant's upperbody,stopping
theoccupantmoregradually.
Seat-mounted sideimpactand
roof-rail airbagsdistribute theforce
oftheimpactmoreevenlyoverthe
occupant's upperbody.
page 2‑31 formoreinformation.
Airbagsshouldneverberegarded
asanything morethanasupplement
tosafetybelts.
| 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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