BeforeYouDrive
AirbagandPretensionerInspection
Iftheignitionswitchisturnedon,thewarninglight
isnotturnedonornotturnedoffafter6seconds,or
turnedonwhendriving,itindicatesthattheairbag
pretensionerortheairbagisfaulty.Pleasecontact
ourServiceDealerforserviceassoonaspossible.
OncetheignitionswitchisturnedtotheONposition,"Airbag
warninglight(red)"willblinkforabout6seconds,
indicatingthattheairbagandtheseatbeltpretensionerare
beingchecked;after6secondsofblinking,thelightwillgoout,
indicatingthattheairbagandtheseatbeltpretensionerare
normal.
AirbagDeployment
Intheeventofacollision,theairbagcontrolunitmonitorsthe
rateofdecelerationoraccelerationinducedbythecollision,then
determineswhethertheairbagsshouldbedeployed.
Operationoftheairbagisnotdependentonthevehicle's
speed,butonthecollisionobjects,thecollisiondirection,the
collisionlocationandthechangingrateofthevehicle’sspeed.
Deploymentoftheairbagshouldnotbedeterminedbythe
vehicle'sdamageseverity.
Airbagdeploymentisvirtuallyinstantaneousandoccurswith
considerableforce,accompaniedbyaloudnoise.Thedeployed
airbag,togetherwiththeseatbeltrestraintsystem,limitthe
movementofthedriverandthefrontpassenger,thereby
reducingtheriskofinjurytotheheadanduppertorso.
Afterthedeployment,theairbagsdeateimmediately,which
ensuresthatthedriver'sforwardvisionisnotobscured.
Note:Whenitisdeployed,someairbagcomponentsare
hot,sodonotcontactitbeforecoolingdown.
•SchematicDiagramforDeploymentAreaofDriverandFront
PassengerAirbags
•SchematicDiagramforDeploymentAreaofSideAirbagsand
CurtainAirbags
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