Seating and Safety Restraints
HowdoestheSafetyCanopyாSystemwork?
Thedesignanddevelopmentofthe
SafetyCanopySystemincluded
recommendedtestingprocedures
thatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownas
theSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtesting
procedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentof
sideairbags(includingtheSafety
Canopy).
TheSafetyCanopySystemconsists
ofthefollowing:
•
Aninflatablecurtainwithagas
generatorconcealedbehindthe
headlinerandabovethedoors
(oneoneachsideofvehicle).
•
•
Aheadlinerdesignedtoflexopen
abovethesidedoorstoallowSafetyCanopydeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,electroniccontrolanddiagnosticunitasused
forthefrontairbags.
•
•
TwocrashsensorsmountedatlowerB-Pillar(oneoneachside).
TwocrashsensorslocatedattheC-pillarbehindthereardoors(one
oneachside).
•
Rolloversensorintherestraintscontrolmodule(RCM).
TheSafetyCanopySystem,incombinationwithsafetybelts,canhelp
reducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofasignificantsideimpact
collisionorrolloverevent.
Children12yearsoldandundershouldalwaysbeproperlyrestrainedin
thesecondorthirdrowseats.TheSafetyCanopywillnotinterferewith
childrenrestrainedusingaproperlyinstalledchildorboosterseat
becauseitisdesignedtoinflatedownwardfromtheheadlinerabovethe
doorsalongthesidewindowopening.
TheSafetyCanopySystemisdesignedtoactivewhenthevehicle
sustainslateraldecelerationsufficienttocausetheRCMtoinitiateSafety
Canopyinflationorwhenacertainlikelihoodofarollovereventis
detectedbytherolloversensor.
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