Black plate (31,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2012Seats and Restraints 3-31Driver Side Shown, PassengerSide SimilarIf the vehicle has a third rowpassenger seat, the roof-rail airbagsare located in the ceiling abovethe rear windows for the outboardpassenger positions in the third row.{ WARNINGIf something is between anoccupant and an airbag, theairbag might not inflate properlyor it might force the object intothat 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 of aninflating roof-rail airbag will beblocked.When Should an AirbagInflate?Frontal airbags are designed toinflate in moderate to severe frontalor near-frontal crashes to helpreduce 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 will orshould 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.
