Airb a g s
DS C
173n
The a irb a gs lo c a te d u nd e r th e m a rke d
Hig hly s e ns itive s e ns ors m onito r th e
c ove rs in fla te a nd u nfold in a m a tte r o f whe e l s p e e d s , s te e ring a ngle , la te ra l
a fe w m illis e c ond s . In th is p ro c e s s , th e y a c c e le ra tio n, b ra ke p re s s ure a nd th e
te a r th ro ugh th e d e s igne d s e p a ra tio n
p oints o f th e u p hols te re d c ove rs o r
p re s s th e m o ut.
m ove m e nt o f th e ve hic le a ro und its
ve rtic a l a xis .
If d iffe re nc e s in the whe e l s p e e d s oc c ur,
th e s ys te m c ounte ra c ts th e d a nge r o f
Be c a us e th e in fla tio n p ro c e s s m us t b e
virtu a lly in s ta nta ne ous , it is n e c e s s a rily whe e ls p in b y re d uc ing to rq ue . If n e c e s -
a c c om p a nie d b y a c e rta in a m ount o f
ignitio n a nd in fla tio n n ois e . Th e g a s
re q uire d to in fla te th e a irb a gs is n ot
d a nge ro us , a nd th e s m oke a s s oc ia te d
with it d is s ip a te s .
s a ry, th e s ys te m a ls o re s p ond s w ith
a d d itio na l b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns a t th e
re a r w he e ls .
In a d d itio n, DS C p e rm a ne ntly m onito rs
th e ve hic le 's c urre nt o p e ra tin g c ond itio n
De c e le ra tio n s e ns ors c ontin uous ly
m onito r th e a c c e le ra tio n fo rc e s a c tin g
up on th e ve hic le . If, a s th e re s ult o f a
fro nta l c ollis ion, a d e c e le ra tio n is
re a c he d a t w hic h th e p ro te c tio n o f th e
s a fe ty b e lts a lone is n o lo nge r a d e -
q ua te , th e g a s g e ne ra to rs o f th e d rive r
a nd p a s s e nge r- fro nt a irb a gs a re ignite d .
Ho we ve r, th e p a s s e nge r- s id e a irb a g is
only trig ge re d if a n a d d itio na l s e ns or
ha s re c ognize d th a t th e p a s s e nge r s e a t
is o c c up ie d .
The e ntire p ro c e s s is c om p le te d w ith in a nd c om p a re s it w ith a n id e a l c ond itio n
fra c tio ns o f a s e c ond .
th a t is c a lc ula te d fro m th e s e ns or s ig-
na ls . If d e via tio ns fro m th is o c c ur (u n-
d e rs te e ring o r o ve rs te e ring, fo r in -
s ta nc e ), DS C c a n s ta b ilize th e ve hic le in
fra c tio ns of a s e c ond b y re d uc ing e ngine
outp ut a nd w ith th e a s s is ta nc e o f b ra k-
ing inte rve ntio n a t in d ivid ua l w he e ls .
As a re s ult, m os t s kid s c a n b e p re ve n-
te d fro m th e ir ve ry o ns e t.
You m a y n e e d s om e tim e to b e c om e
a c c us to m e d to th is s ys te m inte rve ntio n.
Ho we ve r, it p ro vid e s o p tim um d rive
forc e a nd ve hic le s ta b ility.
In th e e ve nt o f a s id e c ollis ion, th e
s id e a irb a gs in th e fro nt a re trig ge re d
if n e c e s s a ry.
The b ra kin g in te rve ntio n m a y b e
a c c om p a nie d b y s ound s s p e c ific to
th e s ys te m .
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