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Air Bag Control Module: Description and Operation

AIRBAG MODULE (DAB, PAB, CAB, SAB)




The driver airbag (DAB), the passenger airbag (PAB), the side airbag (SAB), and the curtain airbag (CAB) modules that consist of the inflator (ignitor) and the cushion, the ignition unit (cracker, ignitor charger, gas) is integrated into the inflator. Upon front or side crash of intensity enabling SRSCM sensor operation, current will flow through the ignitor circuit. Current will flow into the inflator and activate the ignition material in the inflator to deploy the airbag.