Saab 2003 9-3 Owner's Manual page 27

Inflated airbag (driver's side).
Inflation and deflation of airbag takes
approx. 0.1 s
The driver and passenger front airbags are
triggered by violent front-end crashs. They
are not activated by minor front-end
impacts, if the car overturns or by rear- and
side-impacts.
Both front airbags inflated
There are two impact sensors on the front
bumper, under the lacquered shell. Very
soon after the moment of impact, these
register that the car is involved in a crash.
Using this information and data from the
central sensor in the control module, the
control module determines whether or not to
inflate the airbags. The control module also
controls whether other components of the
airbag system are to be deployed: safety
belt pretensioners, side airbags and inflat-
able curtains.
Which airbag system components are
deployed depends on a number of factors,
such as the force of the crash and the angle
of impact.
Safety
If the airbag system registers forces equiv-
alent to a high-speed crash (airbags inflated
to Stage II), the inflatable curtains will also
be activated (see page 32).
If the airbags are deployed, the positive
terminal of the battery will be disconnected,
See page 184.
If a fault arises in the airbag system during
a journey, the airbag warning lamp on the
main instrument panel will come on and the
Saab Information Display (SID) will display:
Airbag malfunction.
Contact Saab dealer.
The car is equipped as standard with
a passenger airbag.
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