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t r a vellin g en d-r elea se sea t belt bu ckles secu r ed t o
t h e in boa r d sea t t r a ck. Th e dr iver side fr on t sea t belt
bu ckle of a ll m odels in clu des a n in t egr a l sea t belt
swit ch t h a t det ect s wh et h er it s sea t belt h a s been
fa st en ed.
• Re a r S e a t B e lts - All r ea r sea t in g posit ion s a r e
equ ipped wit h t h r ee-poin t sea t belt syst em s. E a ch
r ea r sea t in g posit ion belt em ploys a n in t egr a l sea t
cu sh ion fr a m e m ou n t ed in er t ia la t ch -t ype r et r a ct or, a
fixed posit ion u pper sea t ba ck fr a m e m ou n t ed t u r n -
in g loop, a n d a fixed lower sea t belt a n ch or secu r ed
t o t h e sea t cu sh ion fr a m e. All r ea r sea t belt s h a ve
fixed en d-r elea se sea t belt bu ckles t h a t a r e a lso
secu r ed t o t h e sea t cu sh ion fr a m e.
PASSIVE RESTRAINTS
A Next Gen er a t ion dr iver a ir ba g is st a n da r d fa ct o-
r y-in st a lled sa fet y equ ipm en t on t h is m odel, wh ile a
pa ssen ger side fr on t a ir ba g a n d side cu r t a in a ir ba gs
a r e opt ion a l. Th is a ir ba g syst em is a pa ssive, in fla t -
a ble, Su pplem en t a l Rest r a in t Syst em (SRS) a n d veh i-
cles wit h t h is equ ipm en t ca n be r ea dily iden t ified by
t h e "SRS - AIRBAG" logo m olded in t o t h e dr iver a ir-
ba g t r im cover in t h e cen t er of t h e st eer in g wh eel
a n d, if t h e veh icle is so equ ipped, a lso in t o t h e pa s-
sen ger a ir ba g door on t h e in st r u m en t pa n el a bove
t h e glove box (F ig. 2). Veh icles wit h t h e a ir ba g sys-
t em ca n a lso be iden t ified by t h e a ir ba g in dica t or,
wh ich will illu m in a t e in t h e in st r u m en t clu st er for
a bou t six secon ds a s a bu lb t est ea ch t im e t h e ign i-
t ion swit ch is t u r n ed t o t h e On posit ion . A pyr ot ech -
n ic-t ype sea t belt t en sion er is in t egr a l t o t h e fr on t
sea t belt r et r a ct or m ou n t ed on t h e lower B-pilla r on
t h e dr iver side, a n d t o t h e pa ssen ger side r et r a ct or of
veh icles equ ipped wit h t h e opt ion a l pa ssen ger side
a ir ba g.
Fig. 2 SRS Logo
Th e su pplem en t a l r est r a in t syst em in clu des t h e
followin g m a jor com pon en t s, wh ich a r e descr ibed in
fu r t h er det a il elsewh er e in t h is ser vice in for m a t ion :
• Airba g Co n tro l Mo d u le - Th e Air ba g Con t r ol
Modu le (ACM) is loca t ed on a m ou n t on t h e floor
pa n el wit h in t h e dr iver side sea t r iser, ben ea t h t h e
dr iver sea t in t h e pa ssen ger com pa r t m en t .
• Airba g (S RS ) In d ic a to r - Th e a ir ba g in dica t or
is in t egr a l t o t h e E lect r oMech a n ica l In st r u m en t Clu s-
t er (E MIC), wh ich is loca t ed on t h e in st r u m en t pa n el
in fr on t of t h e dr iver.
• Clo c k s p rin g - Th e clockspr in g is loca t ed n ea r
t h e t op of t h e st eer in g colu m n , dir ect ly ben ea t h t h e
st eer in g wh eel.
• D riv e r Airba g - Th e dr iver a ir ba g is loca t ed in
t h e cen t er of t h e st eer in g wh eel, ben ea t h t h e dr iver
a ir ba g t r im cover.
• D riv e r Kn e e B lo c k e r - Th e st r u ct u r e of t h e
lower in st r u m en t pa n el ser ves a s a kn ee blocker for
t h e dr iver.
• P a s s e n g e r Airba g - Th e opt ion a l pa ssen ger a ir-
ba g is loca t ed wit h in t h e in st r u m en t pa n el, beh in d
t h e pa ssen ger a ir ba g door on t h e in st r u m en t pa n el
a bove t h e glove box on t h e pa ssen ger side of t h e veh i-
cle.
• P a s s e n g e r Kn e e B lo c k e r - Th e st r u ct u r e of
t h e glove box door a n d t h e lower in st r u m en t pa n el
ser ve a s a kn ee blocker for t h e fr on t sea t pa ssen ger.
• S e a t B e lt Te n s io n e r - A sea t belt t en sion er is
in t egr a l t o t h e dr iver side fr on t sea t belt r et r a ct or
u n it , a n d t o t h e pa ssen ger side fr on t sea t belt r et r a c-
t or u n it on veh icles equ ipped wit h a n opt ion a l pa s-
sen ger a ir ba g.
• S id e Cu rta in Airba g s - Opt ion a l side cu r t a in
a ir ba gs a r e a va ila ble for t h is m odel wh en it is a lso
equ ipped wit h du a l
equ ipped wit h t h is opt ion , a side cu r t a in a ir ba g is
loca t ed on t h e in side of t h e r oof side r a il wit h in a
ga r n ish m oldin g t h a t ext en ds fr om t h e A-pilla r t o t h e
B-pilla r a bove ea ch fr on t door open in g wit h in t h e
pa ssen ger com pa r t m en t of t h e veh icle.
• S id e Im p a c t S e n s o r - Two side im pa ct sen sor s
a r e u sed on veh icles equ ipped wit h t h e opt ion a l side
cu r t a in a ir ba gs, on e on ea ch side of t h e veh icle. On e
sen sor is loca t ed n ea r t h e fr on t of ea ch fr on t door
st ep well, con cea led beh in d t h e st ep well t r im .
Th e ACM con t a in s a cen t r a l pr ocessin g u n it a n d
pr ogr a m m in g t h a t a llows it t o com m u n ica t e on a
ser ia l da t a bu s dia gn ost ic cir cu it con n ect ed t o t h e
16-wa y Da t a Lin k Con n ect or (DLC) loca t ed below t h e
left en d of t h e in st r u m en t pa n el. Th is m et h od of com -
m u n ica t ion is u sed for in it ia liza t ion of t h e ACM a n d
for dia gn osis of t h e SRS cir cu it s a n d com pon en t s
u sin g a dia gn ost ic sca n t ool.
H a r d wir ed cir cu it r y con n ect s t h e su pplem en t a l
r est r a in t syst em com pon en t s t o ea ch ot h er t h r ou gh
t h e elect r ica l syst em of t h e veh icle. Th ese h a r d wir ed
cir cu it s a r e in t egr a l t o sever a l wir e h a r n esses, wh ich
a r e r ou t ed t h r ou gh ou t t h e veh icle a n d r et a in ed by
m a n y differ en t m et h ods. Th ese cir cu it s m a y be con -
n ect ed t o ea ch ot h er, t o t h e veh icle elect r ica l syst em ,
RESTRAINTS 8O - 3
fr on t a ir ba gs. In veh icles