Chevrolet 2001 Impala Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 40)

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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. 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 and 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 tailor 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 16 mph

(19 to 26 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, side

impacts, or rear impacts, because inflation would not

help the occupant.

The driver’s side impact air bag is designed to inflate in

moderate to severe side crashes involving the driver’s

door. The side impact air bag will inflate if the crash

severity is above the system’s designed “threshold

level.” The threshold level can vary with specific

vehicle design. The driver’s side impact air bag is not

designed to inflate in frontal or near

-frontal impacts,

rollovers or rear impacts, because inflation would not

help the occupant.

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