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Active rollover
protection system
Function
T he rollover protection system helps pro tect
vehicle occupan ts in the event of a rollover.
Fi g. 134 Rea r sea ts: Ro llba r deployment ra nge
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F ig . 135 Rea r sea ts: rollba r dep loyed
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T he a ct ive ro llover protec tion sys tem consists
of:
- t wo ro ll ba rs
- t he saf ety be lts with belt tension ers
- the wi ndshield frame
- the ro llover sensor s
T he act ive rollover protect ion system provides
additional safety in the event of a rollover.
Within milliseconds, sensors dep loy two roll
bars located be hind t he headrests i n the rear
seats
¢ fig. 135 .
The rollbars , reinforced windshie ld frame and
belt tensioners he lp protect front and rear
passengers i n the event of a rollover.
T he rollover pro tection system funct ions
when the power top is both open and closed.
A WARNING
Do not use t he a rea behind the rear seat
headrests
¢fig. 134 as a storage area.
This is the area whe re the rollbars dep loy .
If the rollover protect io n sys tem is trig
ger ed, obje cts pla ced t her e c an be p ropel
l ed through the vehicle a nd m ake it m ore
diffi cult for t he r oll ba rs to deplo y. This in
creases the risk fo r se rious o r life-th reat
e ning injur ies .
When is rollover protection deployed?
Rollover p rotection de ploys in a colli sion or
rollover.
Dep end ing o n th e c olli sion, senso rs th rough
o ut t he ve hicle a nd the co ntro l m odu le t rigge r
t he r ollover sy ste m to depl oy.
Fo r sa fety reasons, rollover p rotection also de
ploys during front, side a nd rea r collisions
above a cer ta in level of sever ity.
