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Safety
While classic styling and race ready abilities are important a vehicle is
nothing if the driver and passengers are not kept safe and sound. To ensure
that everyone is comfortable, yet remaining safe, many features were added
to the interior. The passenger compartment is built a structural cage,
which is comprised of the a pillar, the d pillar, the entire roof line,
rocker line, and frame. Next generation airbag systems have been
implemented on the 2006 Trailblazer SS, which includes dual stage driver and
passenger airbags, as well as roof rail mounted side curtain air bags, on
all model lines. The side curtain air bags extend all the way to the base of
the seats to ensure passenger safety in the event of a hard side impact or
rollover. This system also has a weight detection system to sense whether
there is a passenger in the front seat, and deploying the passenger side
airbag only when needed. All five of the standard seating positions come
with three point safety harnesses, and the front seat belts are equipped
with pretension which lock the seat belt in its fixed position, pulled back
slightly to prevent the driver and/or passenger from a dashboard impact, and
lessening the impact of the airbag on front riders. In the event of a roll
over or a hard frontal impact, the new SS has a reinforced seat and mounting
structure, along with strategically located padding in the headliner around
the lower points of the interior roof. Keyless entry is standard, and the
key fob also features a panic button, which not only sounds the alarm in a
time of emergency, but has a second mode where it can help the owner locate
the vehicle in a crowded parking lot. To keep the new SS right where it
belongs when unattended, it comes standard with PASSLock II anti-theft
vehicle security system, which requires a special coded key to start the
ignition, thus preventing vehicle theft. One of the other added safety
features of the new 2006 SS, like so many other Chevrolet products of 2005
and beyond, is the LATCH system. LATCH stands for Lower Anchors & Tethers
for Children, which is fixed at each rear seating position, and help to
ensure that in the event on an accident, little ones are kept safe in their
proper position, and away from harm. Some other standard safety features,
much like with the other Hummers and most other General Motors products are
daytime running lights and battery rundown protection, so in the event that
a door is left open, a light is left on inside or out, after a set period
the light will automatically shut off to save the battery.
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