Air Bag: Description and Operation

Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
The SRS is designed to provide increased collision protection for front seat occupants in addition to that provided by the three-point safety belt system. Safety belt use is necessary to obtain the best occupant protection and to receive the full advantages of the SRS.

Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Components







Driver Air bag Module
The drivers air bag module:
- The driver air bag module is replaced as an assembly.
- There is no routine maintenance required for this part and there are no serviceable parts.
- The driver air bag module is fitted to the steering wheel, the cover forming the outer surface of the steering wheel boss. The cover has invisible split lines molded in its surface allowing the air bag to easily exit through the cover when the system deploys.

Passenger Air Bag Module
The passenger air bag module:
- The passenger air bag module is replaced as an assembly.
- There is no routine maintenance required for this part and there are no serviceable parts.
- The passenger air bag module is located above the glove compartment behind the finish panel. The air bag control module will only deploy the passenger air bag provided that the passenger weight sensor senses that the seat is occupied.

Side Air Bag Module - Front Seat
The side air bag module:
- Is replaced as an assembly.
- The side air bag module is mounted in the outboard bolster of each front seat and uses compressed argon to inflate. It provides protection for the thorax (the part of the torso between the neck and the abdomen). To ensure that the air bag emerges at the same point, a chute has been designed into the inside of the seat trim cover and wrapped around the air bag module. In a side air bag module deployment situation, the air bag module deploys through a stitched seam in the side bolster.