1998 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 43

1A 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 airbag must be kept clear. Don't put anything between an occupant and an air bag, anddon't attach or put anything on the steering wheel hub or or near any other air on bag covering. ~~ it can besomewhat 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 air bag is not designed to inflate in rollovers. side impacts orrear impacts, because inflation would not help the occupant. In any particular crash, no one can say whether an air bag should have inflated simply because of the damage to a vehicle because of what the repair costs were. or Inflation is determined by the angle of the impact and how quickly the vehicle slows down frontal or in near-frontal impacts. What makes an bag inflate? air In an impact of sufficient severity, the air bag sensing system detectsthat the vehicle is in a crash. The sensing system triggers a release of gas from the inflator, which inflates the air bag. Theinflator, air bag and related hardware are all part of the air bag modules insidethe steering wheel and in the instrument panel in front of the right frontpassenger. When shouldan airbag inflate? An air bag is designed to inflate in a moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal crash. The air will inflate bag only if the impact speed is above thesystem'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 to 24 kmk). The threshold level can vary, however, with specific vehicle design, so that 1-23