Front Supplemental Restraint System deployment logic.
If the seat belt is worn by a front seat occupant, only the emergency tensioning device for
that seat belt is deployed in an impact generating a frontal longitudinal deceleration rate
meeting the system’s first deployment threshold. The respective front air bag is only
deployed in addition to the ETD if a second, higher deployment threshold is met. If the
seat belt is not worn by a front seat occupant, then the risk of injury from a deploying air
bag is much greater than for a belted occupant. Never rely on the presence of an air bag
to avoid wearing your seat belt.
Driver and front passenger air bags.
The driver’s front air bag is located in the center of the steering wheel, and the front
passenger air bag is housed above the glove compartment (or in place of the glove
compartment in older models). They can be recognized by the "SRS" or "SRS AIRBAG" or
“AIRBAG” lettering. Driver and passenger front air bags are designed primarily to help
reduce the risk and/or severity of contact between the seat-belted driver’s and front
passenger’s head and chest and the interior components in front of them. The driver
front air bag inflates in front of the steering wheel. The passenger front air bag inflates in
front of and above the glove compartment.
Driver and/or front passenger air bags are deployed in an accident generating a
longitudinal vehicle deceleration rate meeting the system’s deployment thresholds
sensed early in the collision. The front air bag deployment can differ depending on seat
belt usage.
In vehicles equipped with a BabySmart™ air bag deactivation system (recognized by the
BabySmart™ label on the right front door by the instrument panel), the front passenger
air bag is only enabled and thus capable of deploying if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is not lit. When the indicator lamp in these vehicles is off, the system
does not recognize that a BabySmart™ child seat is installed on the front passenger seat.
When the indicator lamp in these vehicles is lit, the system does recognize a
BabySmart™ child seat in use, and the passenger front air bag will not deploy. In
vehicles equipped with an occupancy sensor for the front passenger seat, the front
passenger air bag is only enabled and thus capable of deploying if the sensor detects a
certain minimum weight on the seat, or if the seat belt buckle is fastened.
Note: Vehicles equipped with an occupant classification system are not equipped with
the BabySMART™ system.
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