2008 PONTIAC TORRENT Owners Manual

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual When Should an Airbag In�ate?
Frontal airbags are designed to in�ate in moderate to
severe frontal or near-frontal crashes to help reduce the
potential for severe injuries mainly to the driver’s or

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual Roof-rail airbags are not intended to in�ate in frontal
impacts, near-frontal impacts, or rear impacts. Both
roof-rail airbags will deploy when either side of
the vehicle is struck or if the sensing s

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual What Will You See After an Airbag
In�ates?
After the frontal airbags in�ate, they quickly de�ate, so
quickly that some people may not even realize an
airbag in�ated. Roof-rail airbags may still be at

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual In many crashes severe enough to in�ate the airbag,
windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the
right front passenger airbag.
Airbags are des

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual The passenger sensing system works with sensors that
are part of the right front passenger’s seat. The sensors
are designed to detect the presence of a properly-seated
occupant and determine if the

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual The passenger sensing system is designed to turn off
the right front passenger’s frontal airbag if:
The right front passenger seat is unoccupied.
The system determines that an infant is present in

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual Remove any additional material from the seat such as
blankets, cushions, seat covers, seat heaters, or
seat massagers before reinstalling or securing the child
restraint.
If the on indicator is still

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual Safety belts help keep the passenger in position on the
seat during vehicle maneuvers and braking, which
helps the passenger sensing system maintain the
passenger airbag status. See “Safety Belts”