Air Bags

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The standard dual-stage driver and right-front passenger air bags(1) inside Equinox deploy to supplement the safety belt system in the event of a frontal collision. These advanced air bags sense the severity of a crash to determine if the air bags should be deployed and whether a full or less-than-full amount of inflation will be used.

Plus, a Passenger Sensing System automatically switches the right-front passenger front air bag on or off based on the passenger's weight and the type of pressure on the seat.

Mounted to the roof rails, available head-curtain side-impact air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of head injuries to front and outboard rear-seat occupants in certain side-impact collisions.

1 A NOTE ABOUT CHILD SAFETY: Always use safety belts and the correct child restraint for your child's age and size. Even in vehicles equipped with the Passenger Sensing System, children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate infant, child or booster seat. Never place a rear-facing infant restraint in the front seat of any vehicle equipped with an active air bag. Air bag inflation can cause severe injury or death to anyone too close to the bag when it deploys. Head-curtain side-impact air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of head and neck injuries to front and rear seat occupants on the near side of certain side-impact collisions. Be sure every occupant is properly restrained. See the Owner's Manual and child safety seat instructions for more safety information.