Glossary

Air Bag and Safety Belt Pretensioner Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)

Glossary

Deactivate the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)

Deactivate the SRS means to carry out a deactivation procedure. Refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Deactivation and Reactivation Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Deactivation and Reactivation.

Depower the SRS

Depower the SRS means to disconnect the battery and remove the RCM fuse. Refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering.

Deployment Loop

The deployment loop is made up of the RCM, deployable device, air bag(s), safety belt pretensioners (safety canopies, deployable steering columns, load limiter retractor, adaptive tether, adaptive vent, if equipped) and associated circuits. Each deployable device contain an initiating device called a squib. Air bag/safety canopies modules can contain more than one squib, some vehicles may have up to 4 squibs in one air bag module. Squibs are often referred to as loops during the diagnostic process. A squib (igniter) is a device designed to convert electrical energy to the heat energy necessary to deploy a pyrotechnic restraints system device. Squibs are often referred to as loops during the diagnostic process.

Reactivate the SRS

Reactivate the SRS means to carry out the reactivation procedure. Refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Deactivation and Reactivation Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Deactivation and Reactivation.

Repower the SRS

Repower the SRS means, turn the ignition ON, install the RCM fuse and connect the battery ground cable. Refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering.