Thevehiclemayormaynothaveseat‐mountedside
impactairbags. Thevehiclehasroof-rail airbags.See
AirbagSystem on page 2‑74.Seat‐mountedside
impactairbagsandroof-rail airbagsareintended to
inflateinmoderatetoseveresidecrashes. Inaddition,
theseroof-rail airbagsareintended toinflateduringa
rollover orinaseverefrontalimpact.Seat‐mountedside
impactairbagsandroof-rail airbagswillinflateifthe
crashseverity isabovethesystem's designed
threshold level.Thethreshold levelcanvarywith
specific vehicledesign.
WhatMakesanAirbagInflate?
Inadeployment event,thesensingsystemsendsan
electrical signaltriggering areleaseofgasfromthe
inflator.Gasfromtheinflator fillstheairbagcausingthe
bagtobreakoutofthecoveranddeploy.Theinflator,
theairbag,andrelatedhardwareareallpartofthe
airbagmodule.
Frontalairbagmodulesarelocatedinsidethesteering
wheelandinstrument panel.Forvehicles withseat‐
mountedsideimpactairbags, thereareairbags
modulesinthesideofthefrontseatbacks closesttothe
door.Forvehicles withroof-rail airbags, thereareairbag
modulesintheceilingofthevehicle, neartheside
windowsthathaveoccupant seatingpositions.
Roof-rail airbagsarenotintended toinflateinrear
impacts. Aseat‐mountedsideimpactairbagisintended
todeployonthesideoftheveiclethatisstruck.Both
roof-rail airbagswilldeploywheneithersideofthe
vehicleisstruckorifthesensingsystempredictsthat
thevehicleisabouttorollover,orinaseverefrontal
impact.
HowDoesanAirbagRestrain?
Inmoderatetoseverefrontalornearfrontalcollisions,
evenbeltedoccupants cancontactthesteering wheel
ortheinstrument panel.Inmoderatetosevereside
collisions, evenbeltedoccupants cancontacttheinside
ofthevehicle.
Inanyparticular crash,noonecansaywhetheran
airbagshouldhaveinflated simplybecauseofthe
damagetoavehicleorbecauseofwhattherepair
costswere.Forfrontalairbags, inflation isdetermined
bywhatthevehiclehits,theangleoftheimpact,and
howquicklythevehicleslowsdown.Forseat‐mounted
sideimpactandroof-rail airbags, deployment is
determined bythelocation andseverity oftheside
impact.Inarollover event,roof-rail airbagdeployment
isdetermined bythedirection oftheroll.
Airbagssupplement theprotection provided bysafety
belts.Frontalairbagsdistribute theforceoftheimpact
moreevenlyovertheoccupant's upperbody,stopping
theoccupantmoregradually.Seat‐mountedsideimpact
androof-rail airbagsdistribute theforceoftheimpact
moreevenlyovertheoccupant's upperbody.
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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