- airbag system with gas generators;
- electrical system with shock sensors and a fault diagnosis module.
Pic. 1.147. Mazda 6 SRS system: 1 - side impact sensor; 2 - gas generator and airbag; 3 - shock sensors and diagnostic module (SAS); 4 - shock sensors and diagnostic module (SAS); 5 - side impact sensor; 6 - gas generator and airbag
Airbags are installed on the car in the following places: in the steering wheel hub, in the front panel (on the right side), in the backs of the front seats (from the side of the door), in the A-pillar and C-pillar, and along the edge of the ceiling above the side door openings. Airbags and inflatable curtains are installed discreetly and are not visible until they are deployed (pic. 1.147).
Front and side airbag systems with up to 6 airbags (the location of the airbags in the car is indicated by the marking «SRS AIRBAG»). The airbags are located in the following locations:
- in the steering wheel hub (driver's airbag);
- in the front panel on the right in front of the passenger seat (front passenger airbag);
- in the backs of the front seats on the outside (side airbags);
- in the front and rear pillars of the body, as well as under the ceiling above the openings of the side doors (inflatable curtains).
Additional passive safety systems operate independently of each other, depending on the type of collision in a traffic accident. If your vehicle is equipped with side airbags and curtain airbags, these items will typically not deploy on both sides of the vehicle in the same crash because the vehicle is not often hit from both sides at the same time. Usually, the side airbags and curtain airbags do not deploy at the same time as the frontal airbags in the same accident. The exception is road traffic accidents in which the car is subjected to both frontal and side impacts.
Airbag systems are designed to provide additional passive protection for the driver and front passenger only (in certain types of vehicle collision), as well as passengers sitting in the extreme places in the back seat (only in side impacts). Therefore, the driver and all passengers must always fasten their seat belts while driving.
If you do not fasten your seat belt, the airbags will not provide effective protection in the event of an accident. The fastened seat belt provides the following:
- keeps the driver or passenger from a sharp throw forward into the inflating airbag;
- Reduces the chance of injury in crashes in which airbags are not designed to deploy, such as rollovers and rear-end collisions;
- reduces the likelihood of injury in frontal and side collisions of the car, the force of which is insufficient to deploy the airbags;
- reduces the likelihood of falling out of the car;
- reduces the likelihood of injury to the lower body and legs in a traffic accident (airbags are not designed to protect the specified parts of the body);
- keeps the driver in a position that allows better control of the vehicle.
If the height of the child does not allow the use of a seat belt, then it is necessary to seat and securely fix the child in a child restraint.
Carefully select the child restraint that fits your child. Follow the instructions in this book and the child restraint manufacturer's instructions for installation.