Airb a g s
DS C
163n
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 num b e r o f re vo lutio ns o f th e w he e ls .
a fe w m illis e c ond s . In th is p ro c e s s , th e y Wh e n e q uip p e d w ith DS C, th e y a ls o
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 onito r s te e ring a ngle , la te ra l a c c e le ra -
tio n, b ra ke p re s s ure a nd th e m ove m e nt
of th e ve hic le a ro und its ve rtic a l a xis .
Be c a us e th e in fla tio n p ro c e s s m us t b e
If d iffe re nc e s in the whe e l s p e e d s oc c ur,
virtu a lly in s ta nta ne ous , it is n e c e s s a rily th e s ys te m c ounte ra c ts th e d a nge r o f
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 . The 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 .
whe e ls p in b y re d uc ing e ngine to rq ue .
If ne c e s s a ry, th e s ys te m a ls o re s p ond s
with a d d itio na l a p p lic a tio n of th e b ra ke s
a t th e re a r w he e ls .
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 .
If the s ys te m d e te c ts a n ins ta b ility in th e
The e ntire p ro c e s s is c om p le te d w ith in ve hic le 's c ond itio n, th e b ra kin g a c tio n
fra c tio ns o f a s e c ond .
c a n a ls o b e d ire c te d to th e fro nt w he e ls
b y th e DS C in o rd e r to he lp s ta b ilize th e
ve hic le .
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 's in te rve n-
tio n. Ho we ve r, it p ro vid e s o p tim um
d rive fo rc e a nd d rivin g s ta b ility.
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 .
In th e e ve nt o f a s id e c ollis ion, th e He a d
P ro te c tio n a nd s id e a irb a gs in th e fro nt
or re a r* a re trig ge re d if n e c e s s a ry.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 024 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 3-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 323i, BMW 328i, BMW E46 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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