Air Bag Systems: Description and Operation

The Supplemental Restraint System "AIR BAG" and "SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER", used along with a seat belt, helps to reduce the risk or severity of injury to the driver and front passenger in a frontal collision. The Supplemental Restraint System consists of air bag modules (located in the center of the steering wheel and in the instrument panel on the passenger side), seat belt pre-tensioners, a diagnosis sensor unit, a crash zone sensor (4WD models), warning lamp, wiring harness and spiral cable.




The air bags and seat belt pre-tensioners deploy if the air bag diagnosis sensor unit activates while the ignition switch is in the ON or START position.




The air bag diagnosis sensor unit will deploy the air bags and seat belt pretensioners if the G sensor activates simultaneously with the safing sensor while the ignition switch is ON.