1998 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 35

A CAUTION: If something is between an occupant and an air or bag, the bag might not inflate properly 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 put anythingon the or 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. 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 driver's and right front passenger's side impact air bags are designed to inflatein moderate to severe side crashes involving afront 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 not are designed to inflatein frontal or near-frontal impacts, rollovers or rear impacts, because inflation would not When should an air bag inflate? help the occupant.A side impact air bag will only of The driver's and right front passenger's frontal air bags deploy on the side the vehicle that is struck. are designedto inflate in moderate to severe frontal or In any particular crash, no can say whether an air one near-frontal crashes. The frontal air bags are designed to bag should have inflated simply because of the damage inflate only if the impact speed is above the system's to a vehicle or because what the repair costs were. of For designed "threshold level."If your vehicle goes straight frontal air bags, inflation is determined the angle of by into a wall that doesn't movedeform, the threshold or the impact and how quickly vehicle slows down in the level is about 9 to 15 mph (14 to 24 km/h). The frontal and near-frontal impacts. For side impact air threshold level can vary, however, with specific vehicle bags, inflation is determined by the location of the impact and how quickly side of the vehicle deforms. the 1-24