Airbag System
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Airbag System
General Instructions
Correctly using seat belts can effectively reduce
the risk of accident injuries. To enable the
triggered airbag system to fully play its
protective role, the driver and passengers must
wear their seat belts correctly before the vehicle
is started. The driver must correctly adjust the
driver’s seat and steering wheel, correctly adjust
the headrest position and use a suitable child
seat to protect any children in the vehicle.
Warning
The powder emitted when the airbag deploys
may irritate the eyes and skin. It may also
trigger asthma in susceptible people. After
the airbag has deployed during an accident,
use warm water and mild soap to thoroughly
clean all exposed skin.
The Role of the Airbag
When a vehicle is involved in a serious collision
with an obstacle, the airbag will quickly open
out into a fully-inflated air cushion to prevent
collision injuries to the driver and passengers as
a result of inertia.
In the event of serious vehicle collisions, the
airbag will fast deploy within an extremely short
period of time. Therefore, the driver and
passengers must maintain the correct sitting
posture and wear their seat belts correctly to
prevent serious injuries. In the event of a violent
collision, any passengers who is not wearing
his/her seat belt may be thrown forward into the
deployment area of the airbag. The
fast-deploying airbag may cause injury or death
of these passengers. This is particularly true in
the case of children.
The driver and passengers must keep as far
away from the front airbag as possible. This will
effectively protect them because the airbag
canfully inflate after triggering.
The factors that determine whether the airbags
will trigger are the angle of collision and the
magnitude of collision energy when an accident
occurs. If the angle of collision and the
magnitude of collision energy measured by the
control unit at the time of the collision are
below the ignition threshold of the control unit,
the system will not trigger the air bag. Therefore,
even if there is serious vehicle damage, it does
not mean that the airbag will always be
triggered.
