Cadillac cts User Manual
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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 causing
severe injury or even death. 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, because your vehicle has side
impact air bags, never secure anything to the roof
of your vehicle by routing the rope or tiedown
through any door or window opening. If you do,
the path of an inflating side impact air bag will
be blocked. The path of an inflating air bag must
be kept clear.
bag, the bag might not inflate properly or it
might force the object into that person causing
severe injury or even death. 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, because your vehicle has side
impact air bags, never secure anything to the roof
of your vehicle by routing the rope or tiedown
through any door or window opening. If you do,
the path of an inflating side impact air bag will
be blocked. The path of an inflating air bag must
be kept clear.
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
are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal or
near
-
frontal crashes. But they are designed to inflate
only if the impact speed is above the system’s designed
“threshold level.”
“threshold level.”
In addition, your vehicle has “dual stage” frontal air
bags, which adjust the amount of restraint according to
crash severity. For moderate frontal impacts, these air
bags inflate at a level less than full deployment. For
more severe frontal impacts, full deployment occurs.
If the front of your vehicle goes straight into a wall
that doesn’t move or deform, the threshold level for
the reduced deployment is about 12 to 16 mph (19 to
26 km/h) and the threshold level for a full deployment
is about 18 to 24 mph (29 to 38.5 km/h).
bags, which adjust the amount of restraint according to
crash severity. For moderate frontal impacts, these air
bags inflate at a level less than full deployment. For
more severe frontal impacts, full deployment occurs.
If the front of your vehicle goes straight into a wall
that doesn’t move or deform, the threshold level for
the reduced deployment is about 12 to 16 mph (19 to
26 km/h) and the threshold level for a full deployment
is about 18 to 24 mph (29 to 38.5 km/h).
The threshold level can vary, however, with specific
vehicle design, so that it can be somewhat above or
below this range.
vehicle design, so that it can be somewhat above or
below this range.