When Should an Airbag Inflate?; Driver Side Shown, Passenger; Side Similar- Page 74

2015 Buick enclave Owner Manual

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Seats and Restraints
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Driving and Operating
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Buick Enclave Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-

7576029) - 2015 - CRC - 8/15/14

Seats and Restraints

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Driver Side Shown, Passenger

Side Similar

The roof-rail airbags for the driver,
front outboard passenger, and
second and third row outboard
passengers are in the ceiling above
the side windows.

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Warning

If something is between an
occupant and an airbag, the
airbag might not inflate properly
or it might force the object into

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Warning (Continued)

that person causing severe injury
or even death. The path of an
inflating airbag must be kept
clear. Do not put anything
between an occupant and an
airbag, and do not attach or put
anything on the steering wheel
hub or on or near any other
airbag covering.

Do not use seat or console
accessories that block the
inflation path of a seat-mounted
side impact airbag or the front
center airbag.

Never secure anything to the roof
of a vehicle with roof-rail airbags
by routing a rope or tie-down
through any door or window
opening. If you do, the path of an
inflating roof-rail airbag will be
blocked.

When Should an Airbag
Inflate?

This vehicle is equipped with
airbags. See

Airbag System on

page 3-21

. Airbags are designed to

inflate if the impact exceeds the
specific airbag system's deployment
threshold. Deployment thresholds
are used to predict how severe a
crash is likely to be in time for the
airbags to inflate and help restrain
the occupants. The vehicle has
electronic sensors that help the
airbag system determine the
severity of the impact. Deployment
thresholds can vary with specific
vehicle design.

Frontal airbags are designed to
inflate in moderate to severe frontal
or near frontal crashes to help
reduce the potential for severe
injuries, mainly to the driver's or
front outboard passenger's head
and chest.

Whether the frontal airbags will or
should inflate is not based primarily
on how fast the vehicle is traveling.

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  • If you do, the path of an inflating roof-rail airbag will be blocked. When Should an Airbag Inflate?