How The Airbag System Works - Honda 2009 GL1800 GOLDWING Owner's Manual

How The Airbag System Works

If you ever have a frontal impact, sensors will detect the vehicle's deceleration
and send that information to the control unit. If the rate of deceleration is high
enough, the control unit will signal the airbag to instantly inflate. Tethers help
keep the airbag upright.
AIRBAG
VENT VENT
TETHERS
As the rider's head and upper body press into the airbag, the bag immediately
begins deflating, through vents located at the top of the bag. The airbag slows
down the rider's forward movement and absorbs some of the rider's kinetic
energy.
When the rider eventually separates from the vehicle and contacts the opposing
object or the ground, the forward speed of the rider and the resulting force of the
impact will be much lower than they would be without the airbag.
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