Knowing your vehicle
Air bag system components
The SRS uses a collection of sen- The advanced SRS offers the ability
sors to gather information about the to control the air bag inflation with
driver’s and front passenger’s seat two levels. A first stage level is pro-
position, the driver’s and front pas- vided for moderate-severity impacts.
senger’s safety belt usage and A second stage level is provided for
The main components of your SRS
are:
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To indicate that your vehicle is
equipped with air bags, the corre-
sponding air bag covers are
marked with “SRS AIR BAG”.
impact severity.
more severe impacts.
The driver’s and front passenger’s The SRSCM (SRS Control Module)
seat position sensors, which are controls the air bag inflation in accor-
installed on the seat track, determine dance with impact severity, seating
if the seats are fore or aft of a refer- position and safety belt usage.
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Driver’s air bag
Passenger’s air bag
Side air bag
ence position. Similarly, the safety
Additionally, your SRS is equipped
belt usage sensors determine if the
driver and front passenger’s safety
belts are fastened. These sensors
provide the ability to control the SRS
with an occupant classification sys-
tem in the front passenger’s seat.
The occupant classification system
detects the presence of a passenger
in the front passenger’s seat and will
turn off the front passenger’s air bag
under certain conditions. For more
detail, see “Occupant Classification
System” later in this section.
Curtain air bag
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A diagnostic system that continual-
ly monitors the system operation.
An indicator light to warn you of a deployment based on how close the
possible problem with the system.
driver’s seat is to the steering wheel,
how close the passenger’s seat is to
the instrument panel, whether or not
the safety belts are fastened, and
how severe is the impact.
Emergency power backup in case
your car’s electrical system is dis-
connected in a crash.
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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