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 2‑57 formoreinformation.
Frontalairbagmodulesarelocatedinsidethesteering
wheelandinstrument panel.Forvehicles with
seat-mounted sideimpactairbags,thereareairbag
modulesinthesideofthefrontseatbacks closesttothe
door.Forvehicles withroof-rail airbags, thereareairbag
modulesintheceilingofthevehicle, neartheside
windowsthathaveoccupant seatingpositions.
Airbagsshouldneverberegarded asanything more
thanasupplement tosafetybelts.
WhatWillYouSeeAfteran
AirbagInflates?
HowDoesanAirbagRestrain?
Afterthefrontalairbagsandseat-mounted sideimpact
airbagsinflate, theyquicklydeflate, soquicklythat
somepeoplemaynotevenrealizeanairbaginflated.
Roof-rail airbagsmaystillbeatleastpartially inflated for
sometimeaftertheydeploy.Somecomponents ofthe
airbagmodulemaybehotforseveralminutes.For
location oftheairbagmodules, seeWhatMakesan
AirbagInflate? onpage2‑59.
Inmoderatetoseverefrontalornearfrontalcollisions,
evenbeltedoccupants cancontactthesteering wheel
ortheinstrument panel.Inmoderatetosevereside
collisions, evenbeltedoccupants cancontacttheinside
ofthevehicle.
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| Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac STS Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac STS 3.6, Cadillac STS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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