1998 Chevrolet Tracker Owner's Manual - Page 35

In any particular crash,no one can say whether an air bag should have inflated simply becausethe damage of to a vehicle or because what the repair costs were. of Inflation is determined by the angle the impact and of how quickly the vehicle slows down in frontal or near-frontal impacts. The air bag systemis designed to work properly under a wide range conditions, including off-road usage. of Observe safe driving speeds, especially on rough terrain As always, wear your safety belt. "Off-Road See When should an air bag inflate? Driving" in the Indexfor more tips on off-road driving. An air bagis designed to inflatein a moderate to severe What makes an air bag inflate? frontal or near-frontal crash. The bag will inflate air only if the impact speed above the system's designed is In an impact sufficient severity, the air bag sensing of "threshold level."If your vehicle goes straight into a system detects that the vehiclein a crash.The sensing is wall that doesn't move or deform, the threshold level is system triggers a release gas from the inflator, which of about 8 to 12 mph (13 to 19 km/h). The threshold level inflates the air bag. inflator, air bag and related The can vary, however, with specific vehicle design, that so hardware are all part the air bag modules inside the of it can be somewhat above or below this range. If your steering wheel and in the instrument panelfront of the in vehicle strikes something that will move or deform, such right front passenger. If something is between an occupant and an air bag, the bag might inflate properly orit not 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 or put anything on the steering wheel hub or on or near any other air bag covering. as a parked car, the threshold level will be higher. The air bag is not designedto inflate in rollovers, side impacts or rear impacts, because inflation would not help the occupant. 1-28