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How Your Front Airbags Work

If you ever have a moderate to severe

frontal collision, sensors will detect

the vehicle's rapid deceleration.

If the rate of deceleration is high

enough, the control unit will inflate

the driver's and front passenger's

airbags, at the time and with the

force needed.

During a frontal crash, your seat belt

restrains your lower body and torso,

and the front airbag helps protect

your head and chest.

Although both airbags normally

inflate within a split second of each

other, it is possible for only one

airbag to deploy.

This can happen if the severity of a

collision is at the margin, or

threshold, that determines whether

or not the airbags will deploy. In

such cases, the seat belt will provide

sufficient protection, and the

supplemental protection offered by

the airbag would be minimal.

Only the driver's airbag will deploy if

there is no passenger in the front

seat, or if the advanced airbag

system has turned the passenger's

airbag off (see page 36).

After inflating, the front airbags

immediately deflate, so they won't

interfere with the driver's visibility,

or the ability to steer or operate other

controls.

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