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The front airbags are designed to deploy when the

vehicle suffers a moderate to severe frontal impact.

A typical condition is shown in the illustration.

The front airbags will deploy if the severity of im-

pact is above the designed threshold level, compa-

rable to an approximately 25 km/h (16 mph) colli-

sion when impacting straight into a solid wall that

does not move or deform. If the severity of the im-

pact is below the above threshold level, the front air-

bags may not deploy. However, this threshold

speed will be considerably higher if the vehicle

strikes an object that absorbs the impact by either

deforming or moving (for example, another station-

ary vehicle, pole or a guard rail).

Because frontal collisions can easily move you out

of position, it is important to always properly wear

your seat belts. Your seat belts will help keep you

in a safe distance from the steering wheel and in-

strument panel during the initial stages of airbag de-

ployment. The initial stage of airbag inflation is the

most forceful, and can possibly cause serious or fa-

tal injuries. Moreover, the seat belts in your vehicle

are your primary means of protection in a collision.

The SRS airbags are designed to provide additional

protection. Therefore, for your safety and the safe-

ty of all occupants, be sure to always properly wear

your seat belts.

The front airbags MAY NOT DEPLOY when…

With certain types of frontal collisions, the vehi-

cle’s body structure is designed to absorb the shock

to help protect the occupants from harm. (The vehi-

cle body’s front area may deform significantly as it

absorbs the impact.) Under such circumstances, the

front airbags may not deploy irrespective of the de-

formation and damage to the vehicle body. Exam-

ples of some typical conditions are shown in the il-

lustration.

Examples of some typical conditions are shown in

the illustration.

Because the front airbags do not protect the occu-

pant in all types of frontal collisions, be sure to al-

ways properly wear your seat belts.

Collision with a utility pole, tree or other narrow objects

Vehicle slides under the rear body of a truck

Oblique frontal impacts

The front airbags ARE NOT DESIGNED TO DE-

PLOY when…

The

front

airbags

are

not

designed to deploy in con-

ditions where they cannot typically provide protec-

tion to the occupant. Such conditions are shown in

the illustration.

Seat and seat belts

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