Description And Operation: Overview

Where fitted, the pedestrian protection system opens the hood approximately 130 mm (5.1 in.) if it detects an impact with a pedestrian while the vehicle is in the 20 to 50 km/h (12 to 31 mph) speed range.

The Pedestrian protection system comprises:

• Two pedestrian protection system pressure sensors.
• A pedestrian protection system pressure tube.
• Two hood deployment controls.
• The Restraints Control Module (RCM).