The driver frontal airbag is in the center of the steering wheel. The front outboard passenger frontal airbag is in the passenger side instrument
panel. Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar The driver and front outboard passenger seat-mounted side impact airbags are
in the side of the seatbacks closest to the door. Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar The roof-rail airbags for the driver, front outboard passenger, and second and
third row outboard passengers are in the ceiling above the side windows. Do not use seat accessories that block the inflation path of a seat-mounted side
impact airbag. Never secure anything to the roof of a vehicle with roof-rail airbags by routing
a rope or tie-down through any door or window opening. If you do, the path of an
inflating roof-rail airbag will be blocked. Frontal airbags are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal or near
frontal crashes to help reduce the potential for severe injuries, mainly to the
driver's or front outboard passenger's head and chest. However, they are only designed
to inflate if the impact exceeds a predetermined deployment threshold. Deployment
thresholds are used to predict how severe a crash is likely to be in time for the
airbags to inflate and help restrain the occupants. Whether the frontal airbags will or should inflate is not based primarily on
how fast the vehicle is traveling. It depends on what is hit, the direction of the impact, and how quickly the vehicle
slows down. Frontal airbags may inflate at different crash speeds depending on whether the
vehicle hits an object straight on or at an angle, and whether the object is fixed
or moving, rigid or deformable, narrow or wide. Thresholds can also vary with specific vehicle design. Frontal airbags are not intended to inflate during vehicle rollovers, rear impacts,
or many side impacts. In addition, the vehicle has dual-stage frontal airbags. Dual-stage airbags adjust the restraint according to crash severity. The vehicle has electronic frontal sensors, which help the sensing system distinguish
between a moderate frontal impact and a more severe frontal impact. For moderate
frontal impacts, dual-stage airbags inflate at a level less than full deployment.
For more severe frontal impacts, full deployment occurs. The vehicle has seat-mounted side impact and roof-rail airbags. See Airbag System . Seat-mounted side impact and roof-rail airbags are intended to inflate in moderate
to severe side crashes depending on the location of the impact. In addition, these
roof-rail airbags are intended to inflate during a rollover or in a severe frontal
impact. Seat-mounted side impact and roof-rail airbags will inflate if the crash
severity is above the system's designed threshold level. The threshold level can
vary with specific vehicle design. Seat-mounted side impact airbags are not intended to inflate in frontal impacts,
near frontal impacts, rollovers, or rear impacts. Roof-rail airbags are not intended
to inflate in rear impacts. A seat-mounted side impact airbag is intended to inflate
on the side of the vehicle that is struck. Both roof-rail airbags will inflate when
either side of the vehicle is struck, or the sensing system predicts that the vehicle
is about to roll over on its side, or in a severe frontal impact. In any particular crash, no one can say whether an airbag should have inflated
simply because of the vehicle damage or the repair costs. For frontal airbags, inflation
is determined by what the vehicle hits, the angle of the impact, and how quickly
the vehicle slows down. For seat-mounted side impact and roof-rail airbags, deployment is determined
by the location and severity of the side impact. In a rollover event, roof-rail
airbag deployment is determined by the direction of the roll. In a deployment event, the sensing system sends an electrical signal triggering
a release of gas from the inflator. Gas from the inflator fills the airbag causing
the bag to break out of the cover. The inflator, the airbag, and related hardware
are all part of the airbag module. For airbag location, see Where Are the Airbags? .Where Are the Airbags?
WARNING
If something is between an occupant and an airbag, the airbag might not inflate
properly or it might force the object into that person causing severe injury or
even death. The path of an inflating airbag must be kept clear. Do not put anything
between an occupant and an airbag, and do not attach or put anything on the steering
wheel hub or on or near any other airbag covering.When Should an Airbag Inflate?
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?