When Should an Airbag Inflate?; If something is between an occupant and; an airbag, the airbag might not inflate- Page 93

2007 Buick Rendezvous Owner Manual

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Seats and Restraint Systems
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Instrument Panel
Service and Appearance Care
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CAUTION:

If something is between an occupant and
an airbag, the airbag might not inflate
properly or it might force the object into
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 let seat
covers block the inflation path of a side
impact airbag.

When Should an Airbag Inflate?

The driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal
airbags are designed to inflate in moderate to
severe frontal or near-frontal crashes. But they are
designed to inflate only if the impact exceeds a
predetermined deployment threshold. Deployment
thresholds take into account a variety of desired
deployment and non-deployment events and are
used to predict how severe a crash is likely to be in
time for the airbags to inflate and help restrain the
occupants. Whether your frontal airbags will or
should deploy is not based on how fast your vehicle
is traveling. It depends largely on what you hit, the
direction of the impact, and how quickly your
vehicle slows down.

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  • Do not let seat covers block the inflation path of a side impact airbag. When Should an Airbag Inflate?

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