WhenShouldanAirbagInflate?
{WARNING:
Frontalairbagsaredesignedtoinflateinmoderateto
severefrontalornear-frontal crashestohelpreducethe
potential forsevereinjuries mainlytothedriver's orright
frontpassenger's headandchest.However,theyare
onlydesigned toinflate iftheimpactexceedsa
predetermined deployment threshold. Deployment
thresholds areusedtopredicthowsevereacrashis
likelytobeintimefortheairbagstoinflate andhelp
restrain theoccupants.
Ifsomething isbetweenanoccupantandan
airbag,theairbagmightnotinflateproperly orit
mightforcetheobjectintothatpersoncausing
severeinjuryorevendeath.Thepathofan
inflating airbagmustbekeptclear.Donotput
anything betweenanoccupant andanairbag,
anddonotattachorputanything onthe
steeringwheelhuboronornearanyother
airbagcovering.
Whetheryourfrontalairbagswillorshoulddeployisnot
basedonhowfastyourvehicleistraveling. Itdepends
largelyonwhatyouhit,thedirection oftheimpact,and
howquicklyyourvehicleslowsdown.
Donotuseseataccessories thatblock
theinflation pathofaseat-mounted side
impactairbag.
Neversecureanything totheroofofavehicle
withroof-rail airbagsbyroutingaropeor
tiedownthroughanydoororwindowopening.
Ifyoudo,thepathofaninflating roof-rail airbag
willbeblocked.
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| Categories | Cadillac DTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac DTS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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