Cadillac 2000 Catera Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 42)

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CAUTION:

If something is between an occupant and an

air bag, the bag might not inflate properly or it

might force the object into that person. The path

of an inflating air bag must be kept clear. Don’t

put anything between an occupant and an air

bag, and don’t attach or put anything on the

steering wheel hub or on or near any other air

bag covering and don’t let seat covers block the

inflation path of a side impact air bag.

When should an air bag inflate?

The driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal air bags

are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal or

near-frontal crashes. The frontal air bags are designed

to inflate only if the impact speed is above the system’s

designed “threshold level.” If your vehicle goes

straight into a wall that doesn’t move or deform, the

threshold level is about 9 to 15 mph (14 to 24 km/h).

The threshold level can vary, however, with specific

vehicle design, so that it can be somewhat above or

below this range. If your vehicle strikes something

that will move or deform, such as a parked car, the

threshold level will be higher. The driver’s and right

front passenger’s frontal air bags are not designed to

inflate in rollovers, side impacts, or rear impacts,

because inflation would not help the occupant.

The side impact air bags are designed to inflate in

moderate to severe side crashes involving a front 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. Side impact air bags are not designed to inflate

in frontal or near

-frontal impacts, rollovers or rear

impacts, because inflation would not help the occupant.

A side impact air bag will only deploy on the side of the

vehicle that is struck.

In any particular crash, no one can say whether an air

bag should have inflated simply because of the damage

to a vehicle or because of what the repair costs were.

For frontal air bags, inflation is determined by the angle

of the impact and how quickly the vehicle slows down

in frontal and near

-frontal impacts. For side impact air

bags, inflation is determined by the location and severity

of the impact.

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