Event Data Recording - Mitsubishi MIRAGE Service Manual

Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - airbag
the ignition switch or the operation mode is
under the following conditions. These include
all of the items listed above and all related
wiring.
[Except for vehicles equipped with the
F.A.S.T.-key]
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The ignition switch is in the "ON" or
"START" position.
[Vehicles equipped with the F.A.S.T.-key]
The operation mode is in ON.
The airbags will operate under the same con-
ditions as the airbag control unit.
When the impact sensors detect a sufficient
front or side impact to deploy the airbag(s),
the appropriate airbag(s) will be deployed.
When airbags deploy, some smoke is released
accompanied by a loud noise. The smoke is
not harmful, but do not intentionally inhale
the smoke as it may cause temporary irrita-
tion to people with respiratory problems.
An inflated airbag will deflate quickly, so you
may not even notice that the airbag was
inflated.
Airbag inflation does not prevent the driver
from seeing or being able to steer the vehicle,
and does not prevent people from leaving the
vehicle.
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CAUTION
 Airbags inflate very quickly and with great
force. In certain situations, contact with an
inflating airbag may cause small cuts, abra-
sions, and bruises.

Event Data Recording

This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder (EDR).
The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in
certain crash or near crash-like situations,
such as an airbag deployment or hitting a
road obstacle, data that will assist in under-
standing how a vehicle's systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a
short period of time, typically 30 seconds or
less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
 How various systems in your vehicle were
operating;
 Whether or not the driver and front pas-
senger safety belts were buckled/fastened;
 How far (if at all) the driver was depress-
ing the accelerator and/or brake pedal;
and,
 How fast the vehicle was traveling.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
These data can help provide a better under-
standing of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur.
NOTE
 EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only
if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data
are recorded by the EDR under normal driv-
ing conditions and no personal data (e.g.,
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name, gender, age, and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such as
law enforcement, could combine the EDR
data with the type of personally identifying
data routinely acquired during a crash inves-
tigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the vehi-
cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the
vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such as
law enforcement, that have the special equip-
ment, can read the information if they have
access to the vehicle or the EDR.
Driver's seat position sensor
The driver's seat position sensor is attached
to the seat rail and provides the airbag control
unit with information on the seat's fore-aft
position. The airbag control unit controls
deployment of the driver's front airbag in
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