Air Bag Systems: Description and Operation

General Description




Air Bag System Construction

Driver Side Seat Belt: Seat belt with ELR
Front Passenger Side Seat And Rear Left And Right Seat Belts: Seat belt with A-ELR Rear Center Seat Belt (If Equipped): Seat belt without ELR and A-ELR
Supplemental Restraint System: Driver and front passenger side air bags

Driver and Front Passenger Side Air Bags
The driver and front passenger side air bags are components of the air bag system. In occurrence of a front collision with an impact larger than a certain set value, they are activated by the ignition signal from SDM to supplement protection offered by the driver and front passenger seat belts.
- the driver air bag (inflator) module (1) is deployed from the center of the steering column




- the passenger air bag (inflator) module (2) from the top of the instrument panel in front of the front passenger seat




The air bag system is designed to activate only in severe frontal collisions. It is not designed to activate in rear impacts, side impacts, rollovers, or minor frontal collisions, since it would offer no protection in those types of accidents.




Operation of Air Bag System at Collision