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 vehicles with 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 vehicle.
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
breathing trouble. To avoid this, everyone
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.
Your vehicle has a feature that will automatically unlock
the doors and turn the interior lamps on when the air
bags inflate
(if
battery power is available). You can lock
the doors again and turn the interior lamps
off
by
using the door lock and interior lamp controls.
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