Received the car 3 weeks back, baught from dealership, my first concern was the alarm not working, and then today when i got into an accident head on the airbags did not inflate, luckily me nor my friend who was in the car got hurt, Is this because i did not have my seat belt attached, and the guy next to me did, or is this mechanical fault?
usually there is buttons on the dash on the cubby, the cubby switch for the airbags turns with the key, ive never touched it and it always shoes on according to the markings in white, there was no modifications done to the car prior receipt of the vehicle 3 weeks back.
He told me that he felt the safety belt pull him backwords, so that works, but not 1 airbag popped.Its a majour concern.Luckuly we did not go fast as this happened.70-80 km/h.
The brakes was weird too, felt like very rough terrain where i put the brake pedal on when i wanted to stop.very jittery.As if when u press on the brakes,it clutches, but then release, it almost feels as if something snaps, and then run on the road, but still kinda reduces speed, i remember the nose going down after putting down the brakes.
Please advise if you could.
Invloved in accident, Polo midline 2013 airbags not poping on impact
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Re: Invloved in accident, Polo midline 2013 airbags not poping on impact
The airbags not being activated could very well have been the fact that you were not wearing your seat belt if they are of the older SRS type. That and the physics of the accident would determine which, if any, of the airbags are activated in the event of a collision. The weird brakes sounds like the ABS activated which is perfectly normally but can be alarming if it is the first time you have experienced it.
As for not wearing a seat belt, it's there for your safety, use it.
As for not wearing a seat belt, it's there for your safety, use it.
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Re: Invloved in accident, Polo midline 2013 airbags not poping on impact
You can be glad your airbags didn't deploy.. with you not wearing a seatbelt you would have probably broken your neck.
If the airbag module located on your transmission tunnel did not think it was necessary for airbag deployment it would not activate them.
If the airbag module located on your transmission tunnel did not think it was necessary for airbag deployment it would not activate them.
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Re: Invloved in accident, Polo midline 2013 airbags not poping on impact
yes ABS activated. Airbags will only deploy if the accident is severe enough and yes there are many systems these days that won't fire the airbag if you don't wear a belt.
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Re: Invloved in accident, Polo midline 2013 airbags not poping on impact
Summary is, just wear your seat belt all the time and be safe.
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Re: Invloved in accident, Polo midline 2013 airbags not poping on impact
post pictures of the car/damage. WIll give us an idea.
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