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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

Form No. 8R65-EA-03C

The supplemental restraint systems (SRS) have two basic subsystems:

•

The air bag system with inflators and air bags.

•

The electrical system with crash sensors and diagnostic module.

The air bags are mounted in the following locations: the center of the steering wheel, the 
passenger-side of the dashboard, in the outboard sides of the front seatbacks and the front 
and rear window pillars, along the roof edge. They are out of sight until activated.

*1The driver

’

s seat slide position sensor determines whether the driver

’

s seat is fore or aft 

of a reference position. The sensor is designed to control the deployment of the driver

’

s 

air bag depending on how close the driver

’

s seat is to the steering wheel.

*2The buckle switches on the front seat belts determine whether or not the front seat belts 

are securely fastened and further control the deployment of the air bags on the front 
seats.

*3The front, dual stage air bags control air bag inflation in two energy stages. During an 

impact of moderate severity the front air bags deploy with lesser energy, whereas during 
more severe impacts, they deploy with more energy.
Deployment of the front air bags may differ between the driver and the front passenger 
depending on the driver

’

s seat position and front seat belt usage, which allow for further 

controlling of the system.

Air Bag System Description

Dual stage inflators and air bags*3

Inflators and air bags

Seat belt buckle switches*2

Front air bag sensor

Side and curtain air bag

crash sensor

Seat slide position sensor
(only for driver's seat)*1

Inflators and air bags

Side and curtain air bag crash sensor

Crash sensors and
diagnostic module
(SAS unit)

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