Chevrolet 2010 Tahoe Specifications download pdf (Page 4)

Airbag System

Questions and Answers About

Airbags and Specialty Law

Enforcement Vehicles

Q: Can equipment such as radar devices, video

cameras, and radio trees be mounted in a

specialty vehicle equipped with a right front

passenger's frontal airbag?

A: Yes, but care must be taken to properly mount the

equipment outside of the airbag “deployment zone.”

Q: What is the airbag “deployment zone”?

A: The term “deployment zone” describes the space an

airbag takes up when fully inflated. Airbags need

room to work properly, and anything in the

“deployment zone” — such as improperly mounted

equipment — can greatly affect the performance of

the airbag.

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WARNING:

Airbags inflate with great force, faster than the

blink of an eye. No objects, such as shotguns,

should be placed over or near the airbag covers.

Equipment mounted too close to an inflating

airbag could break and become a dangerous

projectile in a crash, causing injury to the vehicle's

occupants. Also, an object too close to an inflating

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Chevrolet 2010 Tahoe Specifications Page 4