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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

Form No. 8Q47-EA-01F

Side air bag activation

Greater than moderate impact to one side of the vehicle (driver or passenger side areas) will 
cause a side air bag to inflate, but it will not normally deploy the front air bags.

Limitations to side air bag activation

Depending on the severity of impact, a side air bag may not inflate in the following cases:

Side impacts involving trees or poles can 
cause severe cosmetic damage but may not 
have enough impact force to activate.

Side impacts with two-wheeled vehicles 
may not provide enough force to deploy a 
side air bag.

Vehicle roll-over may not provide enough 
side force to deploy the side air bags.

Frontal offset impact may not provide 
enough side impact to deploy a side air bag.

J76Y.book  Page 30  Wednesday, March 27, 2002  5:04 PM