Buick 2005 Rainier - Manuel (Page 58)

Your vehicle may or may not have a roof-mounted
airbag. See Airbag System on page 1-46. These
“rollover capable” airbags are designed to inflate in
moderate to severe side crashes or during a rollover.
A roof-mounted airbag will inflate if the crash severity is
above the system’s designed “threshold level.” The
threshold level can vary with specific vehicle design.
Roof-mounted airbags are not designed to inflate
in frontal or near-frontal impacts, or rear impacts,
because inflation would not likely help the occupant.
Your vehicle has seat position sensors which enable the
sensing system to monitor the position of the driver’s
seat and the right front passenger’s seat. Seat position
sensors provide information that is used to determine
if the airbags should deploy at a reduced level or at full
deployment.
In any particular crash, no one can say whether an
airbag should have inflated simply because of the
damage to a vehicle or because of what the repair costs
were. For frontal airbags, inflation is determined by
the angle of the impact and how quickly the vehicle
slows down in frontal and near-frontal impacts.
For roof-mounted airbags, inflation is determined by the
location and severity of the impact.
The airbag system is designed to work properly under a
wide range of conditions, including off-road usage.
Observe safe driving speeds, especially on rough
terrain. As always, wear your safety belt. See Operating
Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off Paved Roads on
page 4-15 for tips on off-road driving.
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