Subaru Impreza II 2 GD owners manual page 75

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A1900BE-A.book Page 48 Friday, June 17, 2005 5:40 PM 1-48 Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags case of the front passenger’s SRS frontal the visible damage done to the vehicle it- airbag. After deployment, the SRS airbag self. immediately starts to deflate so that the driver’s vision is not obstructed. The time Do not touch the SRS airbag system VExamples of accident in which the components around the steering required from detecting impact to the de-wheel and dashboard with bare driver’s/driver’s and front passen- flation of the SRS airbag after deploymenthands right after deployment. Doing ger’s SRS frontal airbag(s) will most is shorter than the blink of an eye. so can cause burns because the likely deploy. components can be very hot as a re- Both when only the driver’s SRS frontal sult of deployment. airbag deploys and the driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal airbags deploy, The driver’s SRS frontal airbag and front the driver’s and front passenger’s seatbeltpassenger’s SRS frontal airbag are de- pretensioners operate at the same time. signed to deploy in the event of an acci- Although it is highly unlikely that the SRSdent involving a moderate to severe fron- tal collision. It is basically not designed to airbag would activate in a non-accident deploy in lesser frontal impacts because situation, should it occur, the SRS airbag the necessary protection can be achieved will deflate quickly, not obscuring vision and will not interfere with the driver’s abil-by the seatbelt alone. Also, they are basi- ity to maintain control of the vehicle. cally not designed to deploy in side or rear 100301 When the SRS airbag deploys, a sudden, impacts or in roll-over accidents because fairly loud inflation noise will be heard anddeployment of only the driver’s SRS fron-A head-on collision against a thick con- tal airbag or both driver’s and front pas- some smoke will be released. These oc- crete wall at a vehicle speed of 12 to 19 senger’s SRS frontal airbags would not currences are a normal result of the de-help the occupant in those situations. Themph (20 to 30 km/h) or higher activates ployment. This smoke does not indicate adriver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontalonly the driver’s SRS frontal airbag or both fire in the vehicle. airbags are designed to function on a one-driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal time-only basis. airbags. The airbag(s) will also be activat- ed when the vehicle is exposed to a frontal SRS airbag deployment depends on the impact similar in fashion and magnitude to level of force experienced in the passen-the collision described above. ger compartment during a collision. That level differs from one type of collision to another, and it may have no bearing on

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