Side curtain airbag deployment location

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by PortlandHiker, Aug 21, 2015.

  1. PortlandHiker

    PortlandHiker Junior Member

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    Where do the side curtain airbags deploy from in the 2015 model? I see some plastic trim between the side and front windows that say "SRS curtain airbag". Does the airbag pop out from behind this?

    The reason I ask is because I have a soft rooftop carrier for a one-time trip. Since I don't have roof rails, I need to run straps through the interior of the car to hold the carrier in place. I want to make sure the straps don't interfere with the airbags. I found a thread on PriusChat discussing this situation, but it applied to an older model. In the 2015 model I don't see how the straps will interfere with the airbag if it deploys from behind the plastic trim mentioned above.
     
  2. drysider

    drysider Active Member

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    The owners manual for the 2012 has two fairly detailed pictures showing the airbag locations. I do not know about yours....
     
  3. pauerbach

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    You can see where it deploys in this crash test video: