1997 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 60

I If something is between an occupant and an air bag, the bag might not inflate properly or it might force the object into you and cause injury. The pathof an inflating air bag must be kept clear. Don't put anything between an occupant or put and an air bag, and don't attach anything on the steering wheel hub or on or near any air bag cover. When should anair bag inflate? it can be somewhat above or below this range. If your will vehicle strikes something that 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 or rear impacts, because inflation would not help the occupant. In any particular crash, one can say whether an air no bag shouldhave inflated simply because the damage of to a vehicleor because of what the repair costs were. Inflation is determined by the angle of the impact and how quicklythe vehicle slows down frontal or in near-frontal impacts. What makes an air bag inflate? In an impactof sufficient severity,the air bag sensing An air bagis designed to inflate in a moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal crash. air bag will inflate The only if the impact speed above the system's designed is "threshold level." If your vehicle goes straight a into wall that doesn't move deform, the threshold or level is about 9 to 15 mph (14 to 24 km/h). The threshold level so can vary, however, with specific vehicle design, that system detects that the vehicle in a crash.The sensing is system triggers a release of gas the inflator, which from related inflates the air bag. The inflator, air bag and hardware are all partof the air bag modules inside the steering wheel and the instrument panel front of the in in rinht front Dassemer. 1-53