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 and deploy. The inflator, the airbag, and related hardware are all part of the airbag module. Frontal airbag modules are located inside the steering wheel and instrument panel. For vehicles with seat-mounted side impact airbags, there are airbags modules in the side of the front seatbacks closest to the door. For vehicles with roof-rail airbags, there are airbag modules in the ceiling of the vehicle, near the side windows that have occupant seating positions.
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Theft-Deterrent Feature
TheftLock® is designed to discourage theft of the vehicle's radio by learning
a portion of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). The radio does not operate
if it is stolen or moved to a dif ...
Safety
The Escalade ESV's second-row captain's chairs had the only Latch anchors in
this three-row SUV. The Latch anchors are easy to access. The tether anchors are
at the bottom of the captain's chair s ...
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements
Certain types of automotive applications, such as airbag initiators, safety belt
pretensioners, and lithium batteries contained in Remote Keyless Entry transmitters,
may contain perchlorate materi ...






