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Impact Sensor, Side (328D, 328P, 328RD, 328RP)



Impact Sensor, Side (328D, 328P, 328RD, 328RP)






Main Function
The side impact sensors detect possible impact intensity at an early stage and send information to the control module.

Type
Side impact sensors are unique and have an individual colour.
- Dark grey - Impact sensor, side, driver's (328D)
- Light grey - Impact sensor, side, passenger, front (328P)
- Brown - Impact sensor, side, rear, passenger side (328RL)
- Yellow - Impact sensor, side, rear, driver's side (328RR)

They possess a unique electronic identity and have specific mechanically coded connectors.

Connection
Driver side impact sensor (dark grey) B+ feed to pin 2 from control module pin 73. The signal from sensor pin 1 is connected to pin 72 on the control module for (328D).









Passenger side impact sensor (light grey) B+ feed to pin 2 from control module pin 70. The signal from sensor pin 1 is connected to pin 71 on the control module for (328P).






Passenger side impact sensor, LH rear (brown) B+ feed to pin 2 from control module pin 61. The signal from sensor pin 1 is connected to pin 62 on the control module for (328RD).






Passenger side impact sensor, RH rear (yellow) B+ feed to pin 2 from control module pin 61. The signal from sensor pin 1 is connected to pin 62 on the control module for (328RP).