What Makes an Airbag Inflate?; How Does an Airbag Restrain?; What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates?- Page 43

2021 Buick Encore GX Owner Manual

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Table of Contents

02-Seats and Restraints_en_US
04-Instruments and Controls_en_US
06-Infotainment System_en_US
08-Driving and Operating_en_US
09-Vehicle Care_en_US
Vehicle Care
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Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-14607636) -

2021 - CRC - 8/18/20

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Seats and Restraints

In addition, the vehicle has advanced
technology frontal airbags. Advanced
technology frontal airbags adjust the
restraint according to crash severity.

Knee airbags (if equipped) are designed to
inflate in moderate to severe frontal or near
frontal impacts. Knee airbags are not
designed to inflate during vehicle rollovers,
in rear impacts, or in many side impacts.

Seat-mounted side impact airbags are
designed to inflate in moderate to severe
side crashes depending on the location of
the impact. Seat-mounted side impact
airbags are not designed to inflate in frontal
impacts, near frontal impacts, rollovers,
or rear impacts. A seat-mounted side impact
airbag is designed to inflate on the side of
the vehicle that is struck.

Roof-rail airbags are designed to inflate in
moderate to severe side crashes depending
on the location of the impact. In addition,
these roof-rail airbags are designed to inflate
during a rollover or in a severe frontal
impact. Roof-rail airbags are not designed to
inflate in rear impacts. Both roof-rail airbags
will inflate when either side of the vehicle is
struck, if the sensing system predicts that
the vehicle is about to roll over on its side,
or in a severe frontal impact.

In any particular crash, no one can say
whether an airbag should have inflated
simply because of the vehicle damage or
repair costs.

What Makes an Airbag Inflate?

In a deployment event, the sensing system
sends an electrical signal triggering a release
of gas from the inflator. Gas from the
inflator fills the airbag causing the bag to
break out of the cover. The inflator, the
airbag, and related hardware are all part of
the airbag module.

For airbag locations, see

Where Are the

Airbags?

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How Does an Airbag Restrain?

In moderate to severe frontal or near frontal
collisions, even belted occupants can contact
the steering wheel or the instrument panel.
In moderate to severe side collisions, even
belted occupants can contact the inside of
the vehicle.

Airbags supplement the protection provided
by seat belts by distributing the force of the
impact more evenly over the
occupant's body.

Rollover capable roof-rail airbags are
designed to help contain the head and chest
of occupants in the outboard seating
positions in the first and second rows. The
rollover capable roof-rail airbags are
designed to help reduce the risk of full or
partial ejection in rollover events, although
no system can prevent all such ejections.

But airbags would not help in many types
of collisions, primarily because the
occupant's motion is not toward those
airbags. See

When Should an Airbag Inflate?

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Airbags should never be regarded as
anything more than a supplement to seat
belts.

What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates?

After the frontal, knee (if equipped), and
seat-mounted side impact airbags inflate,
they quickly deflate, so quickly that some
people may not even realize the airbags
inflated. Roof-rail airbags may still be at
least partially inflated for some time after
they inflate. Some components of the airbag
module may be hot for several minutes. For
location of the airbags, see

Where Are the

Airbags?

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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for 2021 Buick Encore GX Owner Manual - Page 43

  • Both roof-rail airbags will inflate when either side of the vehicle is struck, if the sensing system predicts that the vehicle is about to roll over on its side, or in a severe frontal impact. In any particular crash, no one can say whether an airbag should have inflated simply because of the vehicle damage or repair costs. What Makes an Airbag Inflate?
  • The inflator, the airbag, and related hardware are all part of the airbag module. For airbag locations, see Where Are the Airbags?
  • 0 40 . How Does an Airbag Restrain?
  • See When Should an Airbag Inflate?
  • 0 41 . Airbags should never be regarded as anything more than a supplement to seat belts. What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates?
  • For location of the airbags, see Where Are the Airbags?

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