Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS curtain airbag is unlikely to deploy.
1) The vehicle is involved in an oblique side-on impact.
2) The vehicle is involved in a side-on impact in an area outside the vicinity of the passenger compartment.
3) The vehicle is involved in a side-on impact from a motorcycle.
There are many types of collisions which might not necessarily require SRS curtain airbag deployment. In the event of accidents like those illustrated, the SRS curtain airbag may not deploy depending on the level of accident forces involved.
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Examples of the types of accidents in which the driver’s/driver’s and front
passenger’s SRS frontal airbag(s) will basically not deploy.
The driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal airbags are designed basically
not to deploy if the vehicle is struck from the side or from behind, or if it rolls
onto its side or roof, or if it ...
Ignition switch
WARNING
● Never turn the ignition switch to “LOCK” while the vehicle is being driven
or towed because that will lock the steering wheel, preventing steering control.
And when the engine is ...
Models with SRS airbags and lap/shoulder restraints for driver, front passenger,
and window-side rear passengers
Your vehicle is equipped with a supplemental restraint system in addition to
a lap/shoulder belt at each front seating position and each rear window-side seating
position. The supplemental restrai ...