Safety system of your vehicle
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Air bag deployment depends on a • To help provide protection, the air You can take steps to reduce the risk
bags must inflate rapidly. The of being injured by an inflating air
speed of air bag inflation is a con- bag. The greatest risk is sitting too
sequence of extremely short time close to the air bag. An air bag needs
in which to inflate the air bag about 10 inches (25 cm) of space to
between the occupant and the inflate. NHTSA recommends that
vehicle structures before the occu- drivers allow at least 10 inches
pant impacts those structures. This (25 cm) between the center of the
speed of inflation reduces the risk steering wheel and the chest.
number of factors including vehicle
speed, angles of impact and the
density and stiffness of the vehicles
or objects which your vehicle
impacts during a collision. The
determining factors are not limited
to those mentioned above.
The front air bags will completely
inflate and deflate in an instant. It is
virtually impossible for you to see
the air bags inflate during an acci-
dent. It is much more likely that you
will simply see the deflated air bags
hanging out of their storage com-
partments after the collision.
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of
serious
or
life-threatening
injuries and is thus a necessary
part of air bag design.
However, the rapid air bag inflation
can also cause injuries which can
include facial abrasions, bruises
and broken bones because the
inflation speed also causes the air
bags to expand with a great deal of
force.
In addition to inflating in serious
side collisions, vehicles equipped
with a rollover sensor, side and
curtain air bags will inflate if the • There are even circumstances
sensing system detects a rollover.
under which contact with the air
bag can cause fatal injuries, espe-
cially if the occupant is positioned
excessively close to the air bag.
When a rollover is detected, side
and curtain air bags will remain
inflated longer to help provide pro-
tection from ejection, especially
when used in conjunction with the
seat belts.
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