2012 GMC ACADIA Owner's Manual

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GMC ACADIA 2012  Owners Manual Black plate (25,1)GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual - 2012
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{WARNING
Because airbags inflate with great
force and faster than the blink of
an eye, anyone who is up
against

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Where Are the Airbags?
The driver frontal airbag is in the
center of the steering wheel.
The front outboard pas

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Driver Side Shown,
Passenger Side Similar
The roof-rail airbags for the driver,
front outboard passenger, and
s

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Frontal airbags may inflate at
different crash speeds depending on
whether the vehicle hits an object
straight

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What Makes an Airbag
Inflate?
In a deployment event, the sensing
system sends an electrical signal
triggering a

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{WARNING
When an airbag inflates, there
may be dust in the air. This dust
could cause breathing problems
for pe

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Passenger Sensing
System
The vehicle has a passenger
sensing system for the front
outboard passenger position.

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{WARNING
A child in a rear-facing child
restraint can be seriously injured
or killed if the passenger frontal
a