• The air bag system is a device that supplements the passenger restraint function of the seat belts. The air bag system will not have the designed effect if the seat belts are not worn properly.
• The air bag system is composed of the following parts:
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Outline
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SAS control module
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• Recognizes actually equipped air bag module or pre-tensioner seat belt based on module configuration.
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Crash zone sensor
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• Detects degree of impact, converts to an electrical signal, and sends the signal to the SAS control module. For operation, refer to SAS control module, Air Bag Module and Pre-tensioner Seat Belt Deployment Operation. (See SAS CONTROL MODULE CONSTRUCTION/OPERATION)
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Side air bag sensor
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Driver-side air bag module
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• Adopted to improve safety in frontal collisions.
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Passenger-side air bag module
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Side air bag module
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• Chest-protection type side air bag module is used in accordance with the adoption of the curtain air bag module.
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Pre-tensioner seat belt
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• Piston-type pre-tensioner seat belt has been adopted.
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PAD switch
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• PAD switch has been adopted enabling optional deactivation of passenger-side air bag module, passenger-side side air bag module, and passenger-side pre-tensioner seat belt.
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PAD indicator
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• PAD indicator has been adopted to inform driver and front passenger of the deployment standby status of the passenger-side air bag module, passenger-side side air bag module, and passenger-side pre-tensioner seat belt.
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Air bag system warning light
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• LED has been adopted.
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