Seat-mounted sideimpactandroof-rail airbagsare
notintended toinflateinfrontalimpacts, near-frontal
impacts, rollovers, orrearimpacts. Aseat-mounted side
impactairbagisintended todeployonthesideofthe
vehiclethatisstruck.Bothroof-rail airbagswilldeploy
wheneithersideofthevehicleisstruck.
Frontalairbagmodulesarelocatedinsidethe
steering wheelandinstrument panel.Forvehicles
withseat-mounted sideimpactairbags, thereareairbag
modulesinthesideofthefrontseatbacks closesttothe
door.Forvehicles withroof-rail airbags, thereareairbag
modulesintheceilingofthevehicle, neartheside
windowsthathaveoccupant seatingpositions.
Inanyparticular crash,noonecansaywhetheran
airbagshouldhaveinflated simplybecauseofthe
damagetoavehicleorbecauseofwhattherepaircosts
were.Forfrontalairbags, inflation isdetermined bywhat
thevehiclehits,theangleoftheimpact,andhow
quicklythevehicleslowsdown.Forseat-mounted side
impactandroof-rail airbags, deployment isdetermined
bythelocation andseverity ofthesideimpact.
HowDoesanAirbagRestrain?
Inmoderatetoseverefrontalornearfrontalcollisions,
evenbeltedoccupants cancontactthesteering wheel
ortheinstrument panel.Inmoderatetosevereside
collisions, evenbeltedoccupants cancontacttheinside
ofthevehicle.
WhatMakesanAirbagInflate?
Airbagssupplement theprotection provided bysafety
belts.Frontalairbagsdistribute theforceoftheimpact
moreevenlyovertheoccupant's upperbody,stopping
theoccupantmoregradually.Seat-mounted sideimpact
androof-rail airbagsdistribute theforceoftheimpact
moreevenlyovertheoccupant's upperbody.
Inadeployment event,thesensingsystemsendsan
electrical signaltriggering areleaseofgasfromthe
inflator.Gasfromtheinflator fillstheairbagcausingthe
bagtobreakoutofthecoveranddeploy.Theinflator,
theairbag,andrelatedhardwareareallpartofthe
airbagmodule.
Butairbagswouldnothelpinmanytypesofcollisions,
primarily becausetheoccupant's motionisnottoward
thoseairbags. SeeWhenShouldanAirbagInflate? on
page 2‑63 formoreinformation.
Airbagsshouldneverberegarded asanything more
thanasupplement tosafetybelts.
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| Tags | Cadillac DTS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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