Basic Vehicle Technologies 2 Safety
The New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) tests award one of five stars to indicate_______.
The likelihood of serious injury in the type of crash performed
Which of the following statements is true of air bags with dual-stage inflation?
Timing of the 2nd-stage inflator varies based on crash severity
How does Blight Spot Warning help to Improve Safety?
1. Alerts driver if vehicle is detected in the blight spot area. 2. Illuminates an indicator light near the A-Pillar or outside mirror to warn driver
Typically, seatback-mounted side-impact air bags are designed to help protect the _______.
1. Chest 2. Hip
What are the benefits of curtain side-impact supplemental air bags?
1. Deploy when sensors detect a rollover to help mitigate injury in select SUVs 2. Provide head protection for front- and/or rear-seat outboard occupants
What are the benefits of Moving Object Detection?
1. Frame around RearView Monitor lights up if moving object is detected. 2. Alerts driver when a moving object is detected while the vehicle is in Reverse.
What information does the Snug Kids Child Safety Seat Fit Guide provide?
1. Offers tips on correct installation of child seats. 2. Lists child seats that fit the rear seats of Nissan vehicles
What does Forward Collision Warning do?
1. Uses a warning light in the instrument panel and warning chime to alert driver. 2. Warns the driver that a forward collision with another vehicle might occur.
How does Lane Departure Warning alert the driver to unintended movement of the vehicle out of a designed lane?
A warning light and chime
What do front-impact supplemental air bags with dual-threshold deployment do?
Front air bags inflate differently for belted and unbelted occupants
How do driver and front-passenger seat-mounted side-impact supplemental air bags improve safety?
Help Slow the lateral deceleration of a front-seat occupant during side impact
How do driver and front-passenger seat-mounted side-impact supplemental air bags improve safety?
Help slow the lateral deceleration of a front-seat occupant during side impact
Which of these Intelligent Safety Shield technologies help respond to potentially harmful situations?
1. Vehicle Dynamic Control 2. Brake Assist 3. Electronic Brake force Distribution
Nissan's radar-based Blind Spot Warning system has a detection zone _______.
10 feet back from the outside mirrors and 10 feet to the sides
How does Lane Departure Warning determine if the vehicle is drifting from the designed lane?
Camera scans the lane markers on the road
What is the benefit of air bags with dual-stage inflation?
Designed to inflate with less force in less severe impacts and more force in more severe impacts.
What is the advantage of mount side-impact air bags in the sides of the seatbacks, rather than in the doors?
Helps keep the air bag in a consistent deployment position regardless of seat adjustment
What Intelligent Safety Shield technology helps keep a set distance between you and the car in front?
Intelligent Cruise Control
Front-seat Active Head Restraints help reduce the chances of whiplash injuries to front-seat occupants by ______.
Moving up and forward during certain rear-end collision
Which organization conducts the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)?
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
When used in conjunction with ______, side-impact supplemental air bags help reduce the driver's and front-passenger's risk of injury during certain side-impact collisions.
Seat belts
What Intelligent Safety Shield technology can detect and warn you about vehicles approaching from either side that you might not see when you are backing out of a parking space?
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
Where can New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) test results be found?
www.safercar.gov
Where are the curtain side-impact supplemental air bags mounted in Nissan convertibles?
In the doors