What
Will
You
See After
an
Air
Bag
Inflates?
After the air bag inflates, it quickly deflates,
so
quickly that
some people may not even realize the air bag inflated.
Some components of the air bag module will be hot for a
short time. These components include the steering wheel
hub for the driver’s frontal air bag and the instrument
panel for the right front passenger’s frontal air bag. For
side impact air bags, the side of the seatback closest
to
the driver’s and/or right front passenger’s door will be hot.
The parts of the bag that come into contact with you may
be warm, but not too hot
to
touch. There will be some
smoke and dust coming from the vents in the deflated air
bags. Air bag inflation doesn’t prevent the driver from
seeing or being able
to
steer the vehicle, nor does it stop
people from leaving the vel
‘
le.
When an air bag inflates, there
is
dust in the
air. This dust could cause breathing problems
for people with a history of asthma or other
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breathing trouble.
To avoi, ,his, e.,:yone in
the vehicle should get out as soon as it is safe
to
do
so.
If you have breathing problems but
can’t get out of the vehicle after an air bag
inflates,
then
get fresh air by opening a
window or a door. If you experience breathing
problems following
an
air bag deployment, you
should seek medical attention.
In many crashes severe enough
to
inflate an air bag,
windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the
right front passenger air bag.
Air bags are designed
to
inflate only once. After an
air bag inflates, you’ll need some new parts for
your air bag system. If you don’t get them, the air
bag system won’t be there
to
help protect you
in another crash. A new system will include air bag
modules and possibly other parts. The service
manual for your vehicle covers the need
to
replace
other parts.
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