Side Air Bags; Curtain Air Bags; In a side impact:- Page 79

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Side Air Bags

The side air bags are mounted in the

outboard sides of the front seatbacks.

When the air bag crash sensors detect

a side impact of greater than moderate

force, the system in

fl

ates the side air

bag only on the side in which the

vehicle was hit. The side air bag in

fl

ates

quickly to reduce injury to the driver or

front passenger's chest caused by

directly hitting interior parts such as a

door or window.

For more details about air bag

deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag

Deployment Criteria" (page 2-67).

(With Front Passenger Occupant

Classi

fi

cation System)

In addition, the front passenger side air

bag is designed to only deploy in

accordance with the total seated

weight on the front passenger seat. For

details, refer to the front passenger

occupant classi

fi

cation system (page

2-70).

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Curtain Air Bags

The curtain air bags are mounted in the

front and rear window pillars, and the

roof edge along both sides.

When the air bag crash sensors detect

a side impact of greater than moderate

force, the curtain air bag in

fl

ates

quickly and helps to reduce injury

mainly to the driver and front and rear

outboard passengers' heads caused by

directly hitting interior parts such as a

door or window.

For more details about air bag

deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag

Deployment Criteria" (page 2-67).

In a side impact:

Greater than moderate impact to one

side of the vehicle will cause the

curtain air bag on that side only to

in

fl

ate.

Only one side curtain air bag will

deploy on the side of the vehicle that

receives the force of an impact.

Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

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