AIR BAG SYSTEM OUTLINE

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• 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:

Item | Outline
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SAS control module | • Recognizes actually equipped air bag module or pre-tensioner seat belt based on module configuration.
Crash zone sensor | • 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)
Side air bag sensor
Driver-side air bag module | • Adopted to improve safety in frontal collisions.
Passenger-side air bag module
Side air bag module | • Chest-protection type side air bag module has been adopted.
Pre-tensioner seat belt | • Piston-type pre-tensioner seat belt has been adopted.
PAD switch | • 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.
PAD indicator | • 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.
Air bag system warning light | • LED has been adopted.