Conditions For Setting DTC
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville, 1998 Oldsmobile Regency, 1998 Oldsmobile LSS, 1998 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight, and 1998 Buick LeSabre. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
DTC sets when SDM detects a frontal crash, up to 30 degrees off centerline of vehicle, of sufficient force to warrant deployment of air bags.