Air Bag Systems: Description and Operation

For the 1994 Model Year, all vehicles are fitted as standard with both driver and passenger side 'Supplementary Restraint System' (SRS). North American and Canadian vehicles will be fitted with a tear loop seat belt buckle, standard retractor and knee bolster on both driver and passenger sides. Seat belt buckles for all other markets will be strap mounted complemented by 'web locking' retractors and standard underscuttle pads.

The passenger airbag is fitted in the area normally occupied by the glove box and when activated, exits through veneer faced deployment doors on the fascia.

WARNING: THE VEHICLE MAY NOT COMPLY WITH LEGISLATIVE SAFETY STANDARDS IF ANY 'SRS' COMPONENT DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATION FOR THAT MARKET.
THE NORTH AMERICAN / CANADIAN STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULES ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE WITH THOSE OF OTHER MARKETS.

NOTE: To ensure operator safety during removal and handling of airbags, a mechanism is built into each module to allow it to be armed and disarmed.

The airbag modules CANNOT be removed from either the steering wheel or fascia unless that module has been disarmed.