2003 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 54

If something is between an occupant and an air bag, the bag might not inflate properly ~r it might force the object into that person causing severe injury or evendeath. The path of an inflating air bag must be keptclear. 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. Don't let seat covers block the inflation path of a side impact air bag. When Should an Air Bag Inflate? The right front passenger's side impact air bag is in the side of the passenger's seatback closest to the door. The driver's and right front passenger's frontal air bags are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal or near-irontai crashes. But they 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 te 24 kmk). The threshold ledel c m vary., however, with specific vehicle design, so that it can be somewhat above or below this range. 1-47