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Chevrolet Cruze Owners Manual: How Does an Airbag Restrain?

In moderate to severe frontal or near frontal collisions, even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel. In moderate to severe side collisions, even belted occupants can contact the inside of the vehicle.

Airbags supplement the protection provided by safety belts by distributing the force of the impact more evenly over the occupant's body.

Rollover capable roof-rail airbags are designed to help contain the head and chest of occupants in the outboard seating positions in the first and second rows. The rollover capable roof-rail airbags are designed to help reduce the risk of full or partial ejection in rollover events, although no system can prevent all such ejections.

But airbags would not help in many types of collisions, primarily because the occupant's motion is not toward those airbags.

Airbags should never be regarded as anything more than a supplement to safety belts.

What Makes an Airbag Inflate?
In a deployment event, the sensing system sends an electrical signal triggering a release of gas from the inflator. Gas from the inflator fills the airbag causing the bag to break out of the cover ...

What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates?
After the frontal airbags and seat-mounted side impact airbags inflate, they quickly deflate, so quickly that some people may not even realize an airbag inflated. Roof-rail airbags may still be at ...

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Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
Adding accessories that change the vehicle's frame, bumper system, height, front end, or side sheet metal, may keep the airbag system from working properly. The operation of the airbag system can also be affected by changing or moving any parts of the front seats, safety belts, the airbag ...

Instrument Panel Cluster Lower Trim Plate Replacement
Preliminary Procedure Remove instrument panel cluster trim plate. Refer to Instrument Panel Cluster Trim Plate Replacement. Instrument Panel Cluster Lower Trim Plate Screw (Qty: 4) Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section. Tighten 2.5 N·m (23 lb in) Instrument Pa ...

Instrument Panel Wiring Harness Replacement
Removal Procedure Remove instrument panel compartment assembly. Refer to Instrument   Panel Compartment Replacement. Remove instrument panel wiring harness (2) from instrument panel tie bar (1). Disconnect electrical connectors. Installation Procedure Ins ...

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