Buick Enclave: 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. The inflator, the airbag, and related hardware are all part of the airbag module.
For airbag location, see Where Are the Airbags? .
When Should an Airbag Inflate?
Frontal airbags are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal or near
frontal crashes to help reduce the potential for severe injuries, mainly to the
driver's or front outboard passeng ...
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 ...
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Vehicle Speakers
Audio from the DVD player or an auxiliary device can be heard through the vehicle
speakers or the wireless/wired headphones, while the radio is tuned to one of the
six frequencies selected on the So ...
Vehicle Personalization
Your vehicle may have customization capabilities that allow you to program certain
features to one preferred setting. Customization features can only be programmed
to one setting on the vehicle and ...
High beam (blue)
Illuminates when the
high beam headlamps are switched on or flashed. ...
