.
.
Ifthevehiclehitsanarrowobject(likeapole),the
airbagscouldinflate atadifferent crashspeed
thanifthevehiclehitsawideobject(likeawall).
WhenShouldanAirbagInflate?
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.
Ifthevehiclegoesintoanobjectatanangle,the
airbagscouldinflate atadifferent crashspeed
thanifthevehiclegoesstraight intotheobject.
Thresholds canalsovarywithspecific vehicledesign.
Frontalairbagsarenotintended toinflate duringvehicle
rollovers, rearimpacts, orinmanysideimpacts.
Inaddition, thevehiclehasdual-stage frontalairbags.
Dual-stage airbagsadjusttherestraint according to
crashseverity.Thevehiclehaselectronic frontal
sensors, whichhelpthesensingsystemdistinguish
betweenamoderatefrontalimpactandamoresevere
frontalimpact.Formoderate frontalimpacts, dual-stage
airbagsinflate atalevellessthanfulldeployment. For
moreseverefrontalimpacts, fulldeployment occurs.
Whetherthefrontalairbagswillorshoulddeployisnot
basedonhowfastthevehicleistraveling. Itdepends
largelyonwhatyouhit,thedirection oftheimpact,and
howquicklythevehicleslowsdown.
Frontalairbagsmayinflateatdifferent crashspeeds.
Forexample:
.
Ifthevehiclehitsastationary object,theairbags
couldinflateatadifferent crashspeedthanifthe
vehiclehitsamovingobject.
Thevehiclehasaseatposition sensor.Vehicleswith
dualstageairbagsalsohaveseatposition sensors
whichenablethesensingsystemtomonitortheposition
ofthedriverseat.
.
Ifthevehiclehitsanobjectthatdeforms, the
airbagscouldinflate atadifferent crashspeed
thanifthevehiclehitsanobjectdoesnotdeform.
Theseatposition sensorprovides information thatis
usedtodetermine iftheairbagsshoulddeployata
reducedleveloratfulldeployment.
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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