Sentences with phrase «event of rear impact»

Rear crash area The rearward ends of the two rear unibody frame rails each contain a pair of soft zones designed to fold in a controlled, three - bend manner in the event of a rear impact, helping to attenuate crash energy.

The front seats and head restraints provided good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear impact and a geometric assessment of the front seats also indicated good whiplash protection.

Featuring specially calibrated spring settings in the seatback and bottom cushions, this design is intended to help mitigate the severity of neck injuries in the event of a rear impact.

These are able to absorb high forces, thereby making a decisive contribution to occupant safety in the event of a rear impact.

Rear crash area As in the Civic Sedan, the rearward ends of the two rear unibody frame rails of the Hatchback each contain a pair of soft zones designed to fold in a controlled manner in the event of a rear impact, helping to attenuate crash energy.

In the event of a rear impact, the head restraints deploy to remove the space between the occupants head and the restraint to help minimize whiplash type injuries.

The Maxi Cosi 2wayFix base has enhanced safety Isofix installation with a rebound bar for added stability in the event of rear impact.

What's more, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recognized the model with its highest rating of «Good» in the roof - strength, side - impact and moderate - overlap frontal - offset crash evaluations while the model's seat / head restraint design was recognized with a «Good» rating for whiplash protection in the event of rear impacts.

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Rear Facing is proven to be the safest direction of travel in the event of front impact crash.

This is because a child's body below this age is particularly vulnerable to forceful impacts, and a rear facing seat will provide the additional protection they need in the event of a collision.

Crumple zones in the front and rear absorb and disperse collision forces from both head - on and offset collisions, while side impact door beams enhance passenger safety in the event of a side collision or roll - over.

In the event of a collision, an energy - absorbing collapsible steering column, front and rear energy - absorbing crumple zones, side - impact door beams, and Whiplash - Injury - Lessening (WIL) are designed to keep you from harm.

It comes fitted with front bucket seats, a split folding rear bench seat, front arm rests in the center, and adjustable head restraints in the front and rear which protect driver and passenger from neck injuries in the event of an impact.

In the event of an impact, a system of springs raises the rear section of the bonnet by 50 millimetres within fractions of a second, thereby increasing the available deformation space.

«People often tell us that we should build our vehicles like race cars with an inner cage surrounding occupants and crumple zones front and rear in the event of an impact to absorb the energy,» he said.

WHIPS utilizes a specially designed hinge mount that attaches the back rest to the seat bottom, which has a pre-determined rate of rearward movement in the event of certain types of rear impacts.

(39 kg) raise the child into the adult belted zone • Anti-lock brakes (ABS) modulate the brakes for the driver to provide steering control while braking • Electronic Stability Program (ESP) applies selective braking or throttle reduction to control oversteer and understeer • Brake Assist ensures maximum braking action during panic stops • Traction Control reduces the throttle and / or applies selective braking to optimize traction during acceleration • Electronic Roll Mitigation determines when the vehicle is in a potential roll over condition and applies appropriate braking force to reduce the likelihood that such an event will occur • Rollover Sensing deploys seat - mounted side air bags, side - curtain air bags and seat - belt pretensioners • Trailer Sway Control helps maintain vehicle and trailer system stability by applying selective braking • Event Data Recorder records the nature of a malfunction or impact event for retrieval using a service diagnostic tool • Available ParkView ™ Rear Backup Camera displays the view behind the vehicle in the navigation display when backing up or parking • Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM) alerts drivers to low tire pressure (s) to facilitate safe handling • Brake - park Interlock prevents automatic transaxle from being shifted out of Park or Neutral without first applying brakes • Side Guard Door Beams in front and rear doors provide occupant protection in the event of a side ievent will occur • Rollover Sensing deploys seat - mounted side air bags, side - curtain air bags and seat - belt pretensioners • Trailer Sway Control helps maintain vehicle and trailer system stability by applying selective braking • Event Data Recorder records the nature of a malfunction or impact event for retrieval using a service diagnostic tool • Available ParkView ™ Rear Backup Camera displays the view behind the vehicle in the navigation display when backing up or parking • Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM) alerts drivers to low tire pressure (s) to facilitate safe handling • Brake - park Interlock prevents automatic transaxle from being shifted out of Park or Neutral without first applying brakes • Side Guard Door Beams in front and rear doors provide occupant protection in the event of a side iEvent Data Recorder records the nature of a malfunction or impact event for retrieval using a service diagnostic tool • Available ParkView ™ Rear Backup Camera displays the view behind the vehicle in the navigation display when backing up or parking • Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM) alerts drivers to low tire pressure (s) to facilitate safe handling • Brake - park Interlock prevents automatic transaxle from being shifted out of Park or Neutral without first applying brakes • Side Guard Door Beams in front and rear doors provide occupant protection in the event of a side ievent for retrieval using a service diagnostic tool • Available ParkView ™ Rear Backup Camera displays the view behind the vehicle in the navigation display when backing up or parking • Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM) alerts drivers to low tire pressure (s) to facilitate safe handling • Brake - park Interlock prevents automatic transaxle from being shifted out of Park or Neutral without first applying brakes • Side Guard Door Beams in front and rear doors provide occupant protection in the event of a side imRear Backup Camera displays the view behind the vehicle in the navigation display when backing up or parking • Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM) alerts drivers to low tire pressure (s) to facilitate safe handling • Brake - park Interlock prevents automatic transaxle from being shifted out of Park or Neutral without first applying brakes • Side Guard Door Beams in front and rear doors provide occupant protection in the event of a side imrear doors provide occupant protection in the event of a side ievent of a side impact

In the Chevrolet Malibu you're looking at an impressive array of ten airbags to make sure you're safe in the event of an accident, these cover just about every space in the cabin — There's frontal and knee airbags for the driver and front passenger, side - impact seat - mounted airbags for front and rear outboard seating positions and roof rail - mounted airbags for front and rear outboard seating positions.

The seat - mounted airbags and the side curtain airbags protect both front and rear passengers in the event of a side impact.

Testing showed that this can occur if the mats are moved forward from the clipped position approximately two inches into a position in which the rear edge of the mats will abut the retention clip (s) when installed singly and align with the clip (s) when stacked on another floor mat.The pedal interference incidents reviewed by the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) include 1 crash and 9 incidents with allegations of brake friction materials smoking and / or requiring repair for heat related damage.The crash incident occurred after the parking brake was applied at speed, resulting in loss - of - control vehicle yaw event caused by lock - up of the rear tires.The spin - out resulted in a side impact collision with an oncoming vehicle in an opposing lane of traffic.