Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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If the front sub sensors inside the both
front fenders and the impact sensors in
the airbag control module detect a certain
predetermined amount of force during a
frontal collision, the control module sends
signals to the frontal airbag modules in-
structing them to inflate the SRS frontal
airbags. Then both airbag modules pro-
duce gas, which instantly inflates driver’s
and passenger’s SRS frontal airbags. Af-
ter deployment, the SRS airbags immedi-
ately starts to deflate so that the driver’s
vision is not obstructed. The time required
from detecting impact to the deflation of
the SRS airbag after deployment is short-
er than the blink of an eye.
The front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag
deploys together with driver’s SRS frontal
airbag even when no one occupies the
front passenger’s seat.
Although it is highly unlikely that the SRS
airbag would activate in a non-accident
situation, should it occur, the SRS airbag
will deflate quickly, not obscuring vision
and will not interfere with the driver’s abil-
ity to maintain control of the vehicle.
When the SRS airbag deploys, a sudden,
fairly loud inflation noise will be heard and
some smoke will be released. These oc-
currences are a normal result of the de-
ployment. This smoke does not indicate a
fire in the vehicle.
The SRS frontal airbag is designed to de-
ploy in the event of an accident involving a
moderate to severe frontal collision. It is
basically not designed to deploy in lesser
frontal impacts because the necessary
protection can be achieved by the seatbelt
alone. Also, it is basically not designed to
deploy in side or rear impacts or in roll-
over accidents because deployment of the
SRS frontal airbag would not help the oc-
cupant in those situations. The SRS air-
bag is designed to function on a one-time-
only basis.
SRS airbag deployment depends on the
level of force experienced in the passen-
ger compartment during a collision. That
level differs from one type of collision to
another, and it may have no bearing on
the visible damage done to the vehicle it-
self.
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When will the SRS frontal airbag
most likely deploy?
A head-on collision against a thick con-
crete wall at a vehicle speed of 20 to 30
km/h (12 to 19 mph) or higher activates
the SRS frontal airbag. The SRS frontal
airbag will also be activated when the ve-
hicle is exposed to a frontal impact similar
in fashion and magnitude to the collision
described above.
Do not touch the SRS airbag system
components around the steering
wheel and dashboard with bare
hands right after deployment. Doing
so can cause burns because the
components can be very hot as a re-
sult of deployment.
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