Black plate (34,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - 20113-34 Seats and RestraintsDriver Side Shown, PassengerSide SimilarThe roof-rail airbags for the driver,right front passenger, and secondrow outboard passengers are in theceiling above the side windows.{ WARNINGIf something is between anoccupant and an airbag, theairbag might not inflate properlyor it might force the object into(Continued)WARNING (Continued)that person causing severe injuryor even death. The path of aninflating airbag must be keptclear. Do not put anythingbetween an occupant and anairbag, and do not attach or putanything on the steering wheelhub or on or near any otherairbag covering.Do not use seat accessoriesthat block the inflation path of aseat-mounted side impact airbag.Never secure anything to the roofof a vehicle with roof-rail airbagsby routing a rope or tie downthrough any door or windowopening. If you do, the path ofan inflating roof-rail airbag willbe blocked.When Should an AirbagInflate?Frontal airbags are designedto inflate in moderate to severefrontal or near-frontal crashes tohelp reduce the potential for severeinjuries mainly to the driver's or rightfront passenger's head and chest.However, they are only designedto inflate if the impact exceedsa predetermined deploymentthreshold. Deployment thresholdsare used to predict how severe acrash is likely to be in time for theairbags to inflate and help restrainthe occupants.Whether the frontal airbags willor should deploy is not based onhow fast your vehicle is traveling.It depends largely on what you hit,the direction of the impact, and howquickly your vehicle slows down.
