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incoporated
inio the SRS control module, detects the rate
of
deceleration
in
a
collision,
andwhen
appropriate, the first
stage
of airbag
inflaiion
is
initiated.
This c€uses the aitbags to innate
at
a
€te
calculaled
to
provide appropriate protection, whilst
minimising
the
poiential
for
aibag
induced injury, especially
where an occupant
is
not positioned
optimally
at the triggering
moment.
lfa
higher
rate
ofdeceleEtion
is
detected, indicaiing a
morc severe impact, the second
stage inflation
€te
isttiggercd to
more
rapid
Ly
inflate
the
airbags.
ln
eithercase,
both bags innate
in a fraction
of
a second
lo
form a
cushion for
the
drivels
and
front passenger's
upper
bodies.
The
bags
ihen deflate
Epidly
to minimise
any
obstruction
1o
the
driver,
and
reduce
any
danger
lnitiated
atthe
same
iime
as the
akbags
is a
device on each
front seat belt
rcelassembly,
which applies
a
tighlening force
to
lhe
belt reel
lo
remove any slack from the belt.
Nole
thatthe
SRS
willdeploy
only
in
modente lo
severe iron_
taland
near
ironlal
collisions,
and
is
notdesigned
to
be
t
ggered
in
rollover,
rearorlow
speed frontal collisions,
ot
in
some
iypes
of side
impacts. Remembet
thatthe
seat belts, when
corectlv
worn,
prcvidethe
primary crash protection to ihe occupants, es-
o.-a.iallv
in
collisions below the actuation thrcshold
oithe
dibap
ivsteri.
ano Curirq tvpes
ofaccioerl
which do
notca.rse
a
ftag
d;ploynell.
Therefote. all occuDa']ts must always wear seal
oelts.
See the Drocedinq section
on
Seat
Belts
The system
incopotates
a seli-diagnostic
facility
which
con-
tinuousli
moniiors the SRS electfical circuits
lor
faulis
and
if
necessiry,lighls
a
telltale
lamp
in
the instrument
cluster'
Most
components
of
the
SRS
willrequire
replacement after
an
aibag
arTirDEllllra
.
You
can
be
killed or seriouslv injured in
a
crash if you
aren't wearing your
seat belt
-
even
with
airbags.
Wearing
your seat
belt
during
a
crash helps
reduce
your chance
;f
hitting
things
inside the car or
being
ejected
from
it'
.
Airbags;re
designed to work
with seat belts' but don't
replace
them.
The ahbags
are
designed
to deploy only
in
moderate
to severe lrontal and
near
frontal crashes'
and
wlll offer little or no protection in rollover'
rear
or
low-speed
frontal crashes, or in many types of side
im'
pacts.
'
Ahbass
inflato
with
sr€at force, in
a
Iraction
of
a
second.
lf
you're too close to an lnflating rlrbag,
as
you would
be
if
you
vrere
leaning forward,
you could be killed or
seriously injured.
Seat belts help
keep
you
in the
correct
position
before and
during
a
crash.
Sit
as
Iar
back
from
the
steering
wheelas
is
comfortable,
whilstensuring that
full control
can
be
maintained,
Ensure
lhat
you
r
chest is
at least
t0
inches
(25
cm)from lhe sle€ring
wheel.
'
Airbags plus lap and diagonal seat belts offer the best
proteclion
for adults, but not for young children
and
infanB. Neitherthe
carlstandard
seat
belt
syslem
norits
airbag
system
is
designed
forthem.Young children
and
infants
need
the
proleclion
that
a
child reslraint
system
can
provide.
See'Child Restraints
on page
44.
,
It an
object is belween
a
person
and an alrbag,
the
bag
might
not
inflate p.operly
oritmightforce
the object
irto
that person causing dealh
or
serious
injury
The path
of
an
inflating ai.bag
must
be
kept clear, Don't put
anything
betwe€n
an
occupant
and
an
airbag, and
don't
attach
or
put
anything
on
the
steering
wheel hub or
on
ornearany
passenger
tascia air
bag
covering.
'
Do
not
lean against rhe
inside
ofthe
doors;
always
hold
lhe
sleering
wheel
by
the
outer rim;
never rest
your
hands
on
theairbag
panel, or
a
hand
injury could
be
incurred
in
lhe event
of
airbag deployment.
'
Never
transpoi
heavy
objects on
or
in
trcnt ofthe
pas-
sengerseat.
'
Give
your passenge.s 6ll
ofthe
intormation in this s€c-
'
Do not attempl
to
cle-activate
lhe ahbags, or
make
any
other changes to
thewiring
or
components
ofthe airbag
syslem. Do
nol
uodertake any
wiring
for electrical
ac
cessory equipment in the
vicinity of the
airbag
wlrlng
harnesses. Doing so may disable the ahbag system,
or
cause
its
unintended deployment which could caus€
death or
serious
injury
Airbag
Tell
Tale
There
is an
airbag
lell tale on the
instrument
panet
which
shoM/s
theairbag symbol.
The system
checksthefoilowing
airbag
electrical circuits for malfunction:
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