Front airbags – Dodge 2008 Sprinter User Manual

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Safety

Occupant safety

2

Front airbags

The front airbags are designed to in-
crease protection to the driver’s and
passenger’s/passengers' head and
chest.

The driver’s airbag is located in the
steering wheel housing; the passenger’s
is above the glove box.

1 Driver’s airbag
2 Passenger’s airbag

Driver’s front airbag 1 inflates in front
of the steering wheel; passenger’s front
airbag 2 inflates in front of and above
the glove box and the center console.

The driver’s front airbag and passenger’s
front airbag are triggered:
ț in the initial stages of an accident

with a high rate of vehicle accelera-

tion or deceleration in a longitudinal

direction

ț if the system determines that airbag

deployment can offer additional pro-

tection to that provided by the seat

belt

ț independently of other airbags in the

vehicle

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