Chevrolet Aveo owners manual page 61

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WhenShould an Air Bag Inﬂate? In any particular crash, no one can say whether an air bag should have inﬂated simply because of the damage The driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal air bagsto a vehicle or because of what the repair costs were. are designed to inﬂate in moderate to severe frontalFor frontal air bags, inﬂation is determined by the angle or near-frontal crashes. But they are designed to inﬂateof the impact and how quickly the vehicle slows down only if the impact speed is above the system’sin frontal and near-frontal impacts. For side impact designed “threshold level.” air bags, inﬂation is determined by the location If the front of your vehicle goes straight into a wall thatand severity of the impact. doesn’t move or deform, the threshold level is aboutWhat Makes an Air Bag Inﬂate? 9 to 14 mph (14.5 to 23 km/h). The threshold level can vary, however, with speciﬁc vehicle design, so thatIn an impact of sufficient severity, the air bag sensing it can be somewhat above or below this range.system detects that the vehicle is in a crash. For both If your vehicle strikes something that will move orthe frontal and side impact air bags, the sensing system deform, such as a parked car, the threshold level will betriggers a release of gas from the inﬂator, which higher. The driver’s and right front passenger’s frontalinﬂates the air bag. The inﬂator, air bag and related air bags are not designed to inﬂate in rollovers, rearhardware are all part of the air bag modules. Frontal air impacts, or in many side impacts because inﬂationbag modules are located inside the steering wheel would not help the occupant. and instrument panel. For vehicles with a driver’s side Your vehicle may or may not have a side impact airimpact air bag, the air bag modules are located in bag. See “Air Bag Systems” in the Index. A driver’s sidethe seatback closest to the driver’s door. impact air bag is designed to inﬂate in moderate to severe side crashes involving the driver’s door. A 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. A 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. 1-55

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