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PASS AIRBAG OFF Readiness Light
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Front Impact Accelerometer sensors
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Side Impact Accelerometer sensors
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Driver Airbag
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Passenger Airbag
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Steering Wheel and Column
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Instrument Panel
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Interconnecting Wiring
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Knee Impact Bolsters
The side curtain airbag system, on vehicles so equipped,
consists of the following:
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Airbag Control Module
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AIRBAG Readiness Light
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Left and Right Side Curtain Airbags Above Side
Windows
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Left and Right Side Impact Sensors
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Interconnection Wiring
How The Airbag System Works
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The airbag control module determines if a frontal
collision is severe enough to require the airbags to
inflate. The control module receives the level of colli-
sion severity, determines the proper level of airbag to
be deployed. The frontal airbag inflators are designed
to provide three different rates of airbag inflation.
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The airbag control module will not detect a rollover.
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The airbag control module also monitors the readiness
of the electronic parts of the system whenever the
ignition switch is in the START or ON positions. These
include all of the items listed above except the knee
bolster, the instrument panel, and the steering wheel
and column. If the key is in the “LOCK” position, in
the ACC position, or not in the ignition, the airbags are
not on and will not inflate.
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The airbag control module also turns on the
AIRBAG light, and the Passenger Airbag
Disable (PAD) Indicator Light in the instru-
ment panel for 6 to 8 seconds when the
ignition is first turned on, then turns the light off. If it
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