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The roof-rail airbags for the driver,
right front passenger, and second
row outboard passengers are in the
ceiling above the side windows.
{ CAUTION
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.
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CAUTION (Continued)
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.
When Should an Airbag
Inflate?
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 right
front 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 deploy is not based on
how fast your vehicle is traveling.
It depends largely on what you
hit, the direction of the impact, and
how quickly your vehicle slows
down.
Frontal airbags may inflate at
different crash speeds. For example:
• If the vehicle hits a stationary
object, the airbags could
inflate at a different crash speed
than if the vehicle hits a
moving object.
• If the vehicle hits an object that
deforms, the airbags could
inflate at a different crash speed
than if the vehicle hits an
object that does not deform.
1-22 Seats and Restraints
2008 - Pontiac G8 Owner Manual