Seats&Restraints
AirbagSupplementaryRestraint
System
Overview
TheairbagSRSprovidesADDITIONAL
protectioninasevereimpactonly.Itdoes
notreplacetheneed,orrequirementtowear
aseatbelt.Eventhevehicleisequipped
withairbags,seatbeltsstillmustbeworn
properly,otherwiseyoumaysufferfrom
severeinjuryorevendeathinacollision.
Theairbagstogetherwithlap-shoulderseat
beltsprovideoptimumprotectionforadults,
butitisnotthecaseforinfants.Theseat
beltandairbagsystemsinthevehicleare
notdesignedforprotectinginfants.The
protectionrequiredbyinfantsshouldbe
providedbychildrestraints.
TheAirbagSupplementarySystemconsistsof:The
componentsarenotcompletelythesameaccordingto
differentmodelconguration.
•FrontAirbags(ttedtothecentreofthesteeringwheel
anddashboardabovetheglovecompartment)
•SeatSideAirbags(ttedtotheoutersideoftheseat
squab)
•SideHeadImpactProtectionAirbags(ttedbehindthe
headlining)
•AirbagControlModule
Inthecorrespondingplacewhereairbagsaretted,there
isawarningsignstating‘AIRBAG’.
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