General Description
GENERAL DESCRIPTIONWARNING: Extreme care must be used when servicing the SRS to avoid injury to the service personnel (by inadvertent deployment of the air bags) or the driver (by rendering the SRS inoperative).
The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) and seat belt with pre-tensioner is designed to supplement the driver's and front passenger's seat belts to help reduce the risk or severity of injury to the driver and front passenger by activating and deploying both front air bags in certain frontal collisions.
The SRS consist of driver's/passenger air bag modules, SRS air bag control unit (SRS-ECU), front impact sensors, SRS warning light, and clock spring. Air bags are located in the center of the steering wheel and above the glove box. Each air bag is made up of a folded air bag and an inflator unit. The SRS-ECU under the floor console monitors the system and has a safing G-sensor and an analog G-sensor. The warning light on the instrument panel indicates the operational status of the SRS. The clock spring is installed in the steering column. The seat belt pre-tensioner is built into the driver's and passenger's front seat belt retractor. The front impact sensor is assembled on the headlight support panel to monitor collision upon frontal impact.
Only authorized service personnel should do work on or around the SRS components. Those service personnel should read this manual carefully before starting any such work.