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If
something
is
between an occupant and an
air
bag, the bag
may
not inflate properly or it
might
force the object into that person. 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.
When should an air bag inflate?
An
air bag is designed to inflate in a moderate to severe
frontal or near-frontal crash. The air bag will inflate
only if the impact speed is above the system’s designed
“threshold level.” If your vehicle goes straight into a
wall that doesn’t move or deform, the threshold level
is
about
9
to
15
mph
(14
to
24
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
air bag is not designed
to
inflate in rollovers, side
impacts or rear impacts, because inflation would not
help the occupant.
It is possible that
in
a crash only one of the two air bags
in your Prizm
will
deploy. This is rare, but can happen
in a crash just severe enough to make an air bag inflate.
In any particular crash, no one can say whether an air
bag should have inflated simply because of the damage
to a vehicle or because of what the repair costs were.
Inflation is determined by the angle of the impact and
how quickly the vehicle slows down in frontal or
near-frontal impacts.
What makes an air bag inflate?
In
an impact of sufficient severity, the air bag sensing
system detects that the vehicle is in a crash. The sensing
system triggers a release of gas from the inflator, which
inflates the air bag. The inflator, air bag and related
hardware are all part of the
air
bag modules inside the
steering wheel and in the instrument panel in front of the
right front passenger.
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