What is it?
Mar 17, 2023 | 04:07 PM
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Mar 17, 2023 | 05:17 PM
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Those are the capsules that explode upon impact with a pedestrian, to push the hood to cushion a person getting hit.
Mar 17, 2023 | 06:10 PM
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Pedestrian Protection
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Those are the capsules that explode upon impact with a pedestrian, to push the hood to cushion a person getting hit.
At first I thought this was a joke until I noticed that you are a moderator.
This is fascinating. Thanks for teaching me something I did not know.
Mar 17, 2023 | 07:47 PM
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Perhaps you should read your owners manual? It's explained there, along with the stuff on the hood hinges that "explodes" too.
Mar 17, 2023 | 10:30 PM
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Owner’s Manual
I haven’t had the car long. I’m still reading the owner’s manual. Even the ‘condensed’ version is 512 pages long.
Mar 18, 2023 | 01:27 AM
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Look up European Union pedestrian hood safety and you fine some interesting bits about this.
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