Safing Sensor: Description and Operation

PURPOSE
The safing sensor is used to prevent inadvertent deployments possibly caused by a malfunction in the primary crash sensor circuits or crash sensors. The primary sensors measure the crash severity while the safing sensor confirms the crash.

OPERATION
- When a primary and safing sensor are closed at the same time, electrical current will flow igniting the driver side air bag module and passenger side air bag module.

- The safing and one of the primary crash sensors must be activated simultaneously to inflate the air bag.