Rover 75 Owner's Handbook - 3rd Edition - Eng - RoverClub-BG.com

Airbag SRSHOW THE AIRBAG SRS WORKSIn the event of a collision, the airbag control unit monitorsthe rate of deceleration or acceleration induced by thecollision, to determine whether the airbags should bedeployed.Operation of the airbag SRS is dependent entirely on the rateat which the car’s passenger compartment changes speed as aresult of a collision. The circumstances affecting differentcollisions (vehicle speed, angle of impact, type and size ofobject hit, for example), vary considerably and will affect therate of acceleration or deceleration accordingly.It follows, therefore, that significant superficial damage canoccur without the airbags deploying or, conversely, that arelatively small amount of structural damage may cause theairbags to be deployed.Airbags will only deploy when they are required tosupplement the restraining force of the seat belts.In the case of a severe frontal collision, both front airbags willbe deployed. In the case of a severe side collision, only theside airbag and side head impact protection airbag on theimpact side of the vehicle will inflate. However, there mayalso be impact conditions whereby one set of side and bothfront airbags deploy at the same time, or where front and sideairbags respond separately as a result of a secondary impactoccurring after the initial collision has taken place.NOTE: The airbag SRS is notdesigned to operate as a result ofrear collisions, minor frontal orside impacts, or if the caroverturns; nor will it operate as aresult of heavy braking or drivingover bumps and potholes.NOTE: The seat beltpre-tensioners will be activated inall situations which result in frontor side airbag deployment.32