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CAUTION:

If something is between an occupant and an

air bag, the bag might not inflate properly or it

might force the object into that person causing

severe injury or even death. The path of an

inflating air bag must be kept clear. Don’t put

anything between an occupant and an air bag,

and don’t attach or put anything on the steering

wheel hub or on or near any other air bag

covering. Don’t let seat covers block the

inflation path of a side impact air bag.

When should an air bag inflate?

The driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal air bags

are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal or

near

-frontal crashes. But they are designed to inflate

only if the impact speed is above the system’s designed

“threshold level.”

In addition, your vehicle has “dual stage” frontal air

bags, which adjust the amount of restraint according to

crash severity. For moderate frontal impacts, these air

bags inflate at a level less than full deployment. For

more severe frontal impacts, full deployment occurs. If the

front of your vehicle goes straight into a wall that doesn’t

move or deform, the threshold level for the reduced

deployment is about 12 to 18 mph (19 to 29 km/h),

and the threshold level for a full deployment is about 18 to

24 mph (29 to 38.5 km/h). The threshold level can vary,

however, with specific vehicle design, so that it can be

somewhat above or below this range.

If your vehicle strikes something that will move or

deform, such as a parked car, the threshold level will be

higher. The driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal

air bags are not designed to inflate in rollovers, rear

impacts, or in many side impacts because inflation

would not help the occupant.

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