Chevrolet Sonic Owner's 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. See When Should an Airbag Inflate?.
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 ...
Other materials:
Infotainment
Determine which radio the vehicle has and read the following pages to become
familiar with its features.
Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for extended periods could cause a crash resulting
in injury or death to you or others. Do not give extended attention to infotainment
tasks while dr ...
Intake Camshaft Replacement
Removal Procedure
Remove the camshaft intake and exhaust sprocket. Refer to Camshaft Intake
and Exhaust Sprocket Replacement.
Remove the camshaft bearing cap bolts in sequence shown. Ensure to remove
the bolts one turn at a time until there is no spring tension p ...
Timing Belt Adjustment
Special Tools
EN-652 Flywheel Holder
EN-6333 Locking Pin
EN-6340 Locking Tool
EN-6628-A Locking Tool
EN-45059 Torque Angle Sensor Kit
For equivalent regional tool, refer to Special Tools.
Removal Procedure
Remove the timing belt upper front cover. Refer to Timing Bel ...
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