SIDE AIR BAG MODULE CONSTRUCTION/OPERATION

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• Installed on the door side of the front seat back.

• Consists of an inflator, module cover, and air bag.

• The inflator operates (deploys) in the following order:

1. When an operation (deployment) signal is received from the SAS control module, the igniter built into the inflator generates heat and ignites the ignition agent.

2. The ignition of the ignition agent causes the combustion of a gas generating agent which forms nitrogen gas.

3. The nitrogen gas is passed through a filter and cooled, and then injected into the air bag.