Side - Second Row Seating

SIDE - SECOND ROW SEATING





Two acceleration-type second row seating side impact sensors (1) are used on this vehicle when it is equipped with the side curtain airbags, one each for the left and right sides of the vehicle. These sensors are mounted remotely from the impact sensor that is internal to the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC). Each side sensor is secured with a screw to the lower sliding door track between the B and C-pillars just below the sliding door lower sill within the passenger compartment. The sensor housing has an integral connector receptacle (4), an integral locating anti-rotation pin, and an integral mounting hole (3).

The right and left second row seating side impact sensors are identical in construction and calibration. However, their orientation in the vehicle is reversed. An orientation arrow (2) molded into the sensor housing is always installed facing toward the outside of the vehicle. A cavity in the center of the molded black plastic impact sensor housing contains the electronic circuitry of the sensor which includes an electronic communication chip and an electronic impact sensor. The cavity is filled with a potting material to seal and protect the internal electronic circuitry and components. The second row seating side impact sensors are each connected to the vehicle electrical system through a dedicated take out and connector of the body wire harness.

NOTE: Although the second row sensors share similar appearances to the front and third row sensors, they are different, and should not be interchanged.

These acceleration-type second row seating side impact sensors cannot be repaired or adjusted and, if damaged or ineffective, they must be replaced.