1998 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 36

What makes an bag inflate? air In an impact of sufficient severity, the air bag sensing system detects that the vehicle is ain crash. For both frontal and side impact air bags, sensing system the triggers a release of gas from the inflator, which inflates the air bag. The inflator, air bag and related hardware are all partof the air bag modules inside the steering wheel, instrument panel and the of the front side seatbacks closest to the door. frontal collisions, rollovers, and rear impacts, primarily because an occupant's motionis not toward those air bags. Air bags should never be regarded as anything more than a supplement to safety belts, and then only in moderate to severe frontal near-frontal collisions for or the driver's and right front passenger's frontal air bags, and only in moderate to severe side collisions the for driver's and right front passenger's side impact air bags. What will you see after an air bag inflates? How does an air bag restrain? After an air bag inflates, it quickly deflates,so quickly that some people may not even realize the air bag In moderate to severe frontal or near frontal collisions, inflated. Some components the air bag module the of -even belted occupants can contact steering wheel or the steering wheel hub for the driver's air bag, the the instrument panel. In moderate to severe side collisions, even belted occupants can contact the inside instrument panelfor the rightfront passenger's bag, the side of the seatback closest to the door for the driver and of the vehicle.The air bag supplements the protection right front passenger's side impact air bags -- will be provided by safety belts. Air bags distribute the force of hot for a short time. The parts the bag that come into of the impact more evenly over the occupant's upper body, be stopping the occupant more gradually. But the frontal air contact with you may warm, but not too hot to touch. There will be some smoke and dust coming from the in bags would not help you many typesof collisions, vents in the deflated air bags. Air bag inflation doesn't including rollovers, rear impacts, and side impacts, prevent the driver from seeing or being able to steer the primarily because an occupant's motion not toward is it the air bag. Side impact air bags would not help you in vehicle, nor does stop people from leaving the vehicle. many typesof collisions, including frontal near or 1-25