4
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Side airbag module
5
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B-Pillar side impact sensor
6
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C-Pillar side impact sensor
7
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Front safety belt pretensioner
8
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Front passenger seat occupant classification sensor
Sensors
WARNING: Prior to the removal of any SRS sensors and before disconnecting
any SRS sensor electrical connectors, the battery ground cable must be disconnected
and a period of one minute allowed to elapse.
NOTE:
The SRS sensors do not contain any serviceable components.
The SRS consists of the following sensors:
Occupant Position Sensors
The four sensors are strategically placed to detect the presence and movement of the
passenger front seat occupant.
The occupant position sensor system uses ultrasound at an operating frequency of 40 kilohertz
to monitor the passenger front seat occupant. The SRS uses four ultrasonic sensors, one in the
A-pillar, one at the top of the instrument panel console and two in the headliner. The sensors
determine the presence and position of the passenger front seat occupant with respect to the
passenger air bag deployment door. The sensors determine passenger air bag module
deployment decisions by classifying occupants as either 'in position' or 'out of position'
according to the predetermined 'keep out zone'. The sensors are part of a system that is
sophisticated enough to be unaffected by body extremities (hands and feet) and respond only
to head or body movements.
Front Crash Sensor
The crash sensor is attached to the body behind the radiator grille. The restraints control
module (RCM) processes the crash data sent by the crash sensor against stored data, and
deploys the front air bags and pretensioners.
Side Impact Sensors
The side impact sensors are mounted at the base of the B-pillars and C-pillars to facilitate
lateral impact sensing. In the event of a side impact, the RCM processes the crash data against
the stored data. The RCM will deploy the side air bag module and side air curtain module on
the side the deployment request was initiated.