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Seating and Safety Restraints
How does the side airbag system work?
CIMS #586808
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Thedesignanddevelopmentofthe
sideairbagsystemincluded
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recommendedtestingprocedures
thatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownas
theSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtesting
procedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentof
sideairbags.
Thesideairbagsystemconsistsof
thefollowing:
•
Aninflatablenylonbag(airbag)
withagasgeneratorconcealed
behindtheoutboardbolsterof
thedriverandfrontpassenger
seatbacks.
•
•
Aspecialseatcoverdesignedtoallowairbagdeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,electroniccontrolanddiagnosticunitasused
forthefrontairbags.
•
Twocrashsensorslocatedonthelowerportionoftheb-pillar(oneon
eachsideofthevehicle).
Sideairbags,incombinationwithsafetybelts,canhelpreducetheriskof
severeinjuriesintheeventofasignificantsideimpactcollision.
Thesideairbagsarefittedontheoutboardsideoftheseatbacksofthe
frontseats.Incertainlateralcollisions,theairbagonthesideaffectedby
thecollisionwillbeinflated.Ifthefrontpassengersensingsystem
detectsanemptyseat,thefrontpassengerseat-mountedsideairbagwill
bedeactivated.Theairbagwasdesignedtoinflatebetweenthedoor
panelandoccupanttofurtherenhancetheprotectionprovided
occupantsinsideimpactcollisions.
TheairbagSRSisdesignedtoactivatewhenthevehiclesustainslateral
decelerationsufficienttocausethesensorstocloseanelectricalcircuit
thatinitiatesairbaginflation.
Thefactthattheairbagsdidnotinflateinacollisiondoesnotmeanthat
somethingiswrongwiththesystem.Rather,itmeanstheforceswere
notofthetypesufficienttocauseactivation.Sideairbagsaredesigned
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Product Specification
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