Seating and Safety Restraints
Howdoesthesideairbagsystemwork?
Thedesignanddevelopmentofthesideairbagsystemincluded
recommendedtestingproceduresthatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownastheSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtestingprocedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentofsideairbags.
Thesideairbagsystemconsistsof
thefollowing:
•
Aninflatablenylonbag(airbag)
withagasgeneratorconcealed
behindtheoutboardbolsterof
thedriverandfrontpassenger
seatbacks.
•
•
Aspecialseatcoverdesignedto
allowairbagdeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,
electroniccontrolanddiagnostic
unitasusedforthefrontairbags.
•
CrashsensorslocatedontheB
andCpillars(onesensoroneach
pillaroneachsideofthevehicle).
Sideairbags,incombinationwith
safetybelts,canhelpreducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofa
significantsideimpactcollision.
Thesideairbagsarefittedontheoutboardsideoftheseatbacksofthe
frontseats.Incertainlateralcollisions,theairbagonthesideaffectedby
thecollisionwillbeinflated.Ifthefrontpassengersensingsystem
detectsanemptyseat,thefrontpassengerseat-mountedsideairbagwill
bedeactivated.Theairbagwasdesignedtoinflatebetweenthedoor
panelandoccupanttofurtherenhancetheprotectionprovided
occupantsinsideimpactcollisions.
TheairbagSRSisdesignedtoactivatewhenthevehiclesustainslateral
decelerationsufficienttocausethesensorstocloseanelectricalcircuit
thatinitiatesairbaginflation.
Thefactthattheairbagsdidnotinflateinacollisiondoesnotmeanthat
somethingiswrongwiththesystem.Rather,itmeanstheforceswere
notofthetypesufficienttocauseactivation.Sideairbagsaredesigned
toinflateinside-impactcollisions,notroll-over,rear-impact,frontalor
near-frontalcollisions,unlessthecollisioncausessufficientlateral
deceleration.
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