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When should an air bag inflate?
An air bag is designed to inflate in a moderate to severe
frontal or near-frontal crash. The air bag will 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
to
24
km/h).
The threshold level
can vary, however, with specific vehicle design,
so
that
it can be somewhat 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 or rear 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 or because of what the repair costs were.
Inflation is determined by the angle of the impact and
how
quickly
the
vehicle slows down in frontal or
near-frontal impacts.
What makes an air bag inflate?
In an impact
of
sufficient severity, the air bag sensing
system detects that the vehicle is in
a
crash. The sensing
system triggers a release of gas from the inflator, which
inflates the air bag. The inflator, air bag and related
hardware are all part of the air bag modules inside the
steering wheel and in the instrument panel in front of the
right front passenger.
How
does an air bag restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions,
even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel
or
the instrument panel. Air bags supplement the protection
provided by safety belts. Air bags distribute the force of
the impact more evenly over the occupant’s upper body,
stopping
the
occupant more gradually. But air bags
would not help you in many types of collisions,
including rollovers, rear impacts and side impacts,
primarily because
an
occupant’s motion is 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 or
near-frontal collisions.
- Regal Owner’s Manual 3
- For Canadian Owners 4
- Prefer a 4
- French Language Manual: 4
- Vehicle Symbols 7
- Seats and Seat Controls 10
- Equipped) 11
- Reclining Front Seatbacks 12
- Head Restraints 13
- Why Safety Belts Work 15
- In a real vehicle 17
- Q." 18
- Driver Position 19
- 4UT'OT': 25
- Bag System 27
- Where are the air bags? 29
- Rear Seat Passengers 34
- Children and Small Adults 37
- Passenger Position 40
- Children 41
- Harness 46
- Step 9 48
- Securing 51
- Child in the Built-in 51
- Child Restraint 51
- Child Restraint 57
- Storing the Built-in 58
- Restraint 58
- Child Restraints 59
- Outside Seat Position 64
- Rear Seat Position 66
- CAUTICY: 68
- Safety Belt Extender 73
- Features and Controls 75
- Power Door Locks 79
- Lockout Protection Feature 79
- Rear-Door 80
- Door Locks 81
- Locking 82
- Remote Keyless Entry 83
- Operation 84
- Trunk Lock 89
- Parking at Night 89
- Ignition 89
- Parking Lots 89
- PASS-Key@ 90
- Vehicle “Break-In” 91
- Ignition Positions 91
- Coolant 94
- Transaxle 96
- NOTICE: 100
- Parking 101
- Leaving 103
- Vehicle With the 103
- Engine Running 103
- Shifting 104
- Engine Exhaust 105
- Running 106
- Windows 107
- TILT-WHEEL 108
- Adjustable 108
- Steering Column 108
- Windshield 110
- CAUTICU: 111
- Cruise Control (Option) 112
- Exterior 115
- Daytime Running Lamps 116
- Automatic 116
- Headlamp Control 116
- Twilight Sentinel 117
- Interior 118
- Delayed Entry Lighting 119
- Delayed Exit Lighting 119
- Rearview 120
- Mirrors 121
- Outside 122
- Storage Compartments 123
- Ashtrays 124
- Auxiliary Power Connection 127
- (Power Drop) 127
- Astroroof 127
- Instrument Panel 129
- Your Information System 129
- Instrument Panel Cluster 130
- Lights 133
- Readiness 134
- Charging System Light 134
- Warning 136
- Anti-Lock Brake 137
- Active Light 137
- Supercharged Engine Only) 138
- Traction Light 140
- “Problems 141
- COOLANT 142
- Warning Light 145
- SECURITY 147
- VEHICLE 148
- DOOR/TRUNK 149
- "b! 150
- Control Buttons 151
- Comfort 154
- Controls 154
- Defogging and Defrosting 156
- Control (If Equipped) 159
- Control 160
- Air Conditioning 161
- Ventilation System 162
- Defogger 163
- Cassette Tape Player 165
- RECALL: 169
- Playing 176
- Your Cassette Tape Player 182
- Section 185
- Your Driving and the Road 185
- Defensive Driving 186
- Drunken Driving 187
- Vehicle 190
- Anti-Lock 191
- Traction Control System 193
- Supercharged Engine) 193
- Available with 195
- Steering 196
- Emergencies 197
- Off-Road 198
- Passing 199
- Driving 201
- Driving in Rain and on 203
- CAUTION: 204
- Long Trip 208
- Highway 209
- Winter Driving 211
- Blizzard 213
- Loading 215
- Towing a Trailer 217
- Do Decide 218
- Trailer 218
- Hitches 221
- Safety Chains 221
- Trailer Brakes 221
- Backing 222
- Driving with 222
- Following Distance 222
- ,&I 225
- Flashers 228
- T-hooks 235
- INOTICE: 239
- Engine Overheating 241
- Cooling 243
- DEX-COOL@ 250
- Changing a Flat Tire 252
- Storing the Flat Tire and 261
- Compact Spare Tire 263
- Genuine 266
- Filling 270
- Portable Fuel Container 272
- Checking Things Under the 272
- Release 273
- Checking Engine 277
- Engine Oil 279
- Cleaner 281
- Passenger Compartment 282
- Supercharger 283
- COOLANTI 290
- Radiator Pressure Cap 291
- Power Steering Fluid 291
- Thermostat 291
- Windshield Washer Fluid 292
- Battery 297
- Bulb Replacement 298
- Driver's Side Headlamp 300
- Tail/Stop/Turn Signal Lamp 303
- Applique 304
- Back-up 304
- Inspection 309
- Wheel Replacement 313
- Appearance Care 315
- Cleaning the Inside 316
- Cleaning Vinyl 317
- Cleaning Leather 317
- Child Restraint Harness 318
- Cleaning Glass Surfaces 318
- Washing 319
- Sheet Metal Damage 322
- Finish Damage 322
- Underbody Maintenance 322
- Chemical Paint Spotting 322
- Engine Identification 324
- Circuit 326
- Breaker Description 326
- Description 327
- Replacement 331
- Vehicle Dimensions 332
- Normal Maintenance 333
- Replacement Parts 333
- Introduction 336
- This Section 337
- Organized 337
- Scheduled Maintenance 338
- Services 338
- Maintenance Schedule 339
- 100,000 347
- Owner Checks and Services 348
- At Least Twice a Year 349
- CAUIION: 350
- CAUTUN: 350
- Periodic Maintenance 352
- Inspections 352
- Recommended Fluids 353
- Maintenance Record 354
- ODOMETER 355
- READING 355
- MAINTENANCE 356
- Maintenance 358
- Satisfaction 362
- Telephone 364
- Roadside Assistance 365
- Courtesy Transportation 366
- Dispute Resolution Program 367
- REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS 368
- TO THE UNITED STATES 368
- GOVERNMENT 368
- Publications in Canada 369
- INFORMATION 370
- For Credit Card Holders 371
- 3-865-5927 371
- 375
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