What are side-impact airbags called?
Side torso airbag
Side torso airbag Side-impact airbags or side-torso airbags are a category of airbags usually located in the seat or door panel, and inflate between the seat occupant and the door. These airbags are designed to reduce the risk of injury to the pelvic and lower abdomen regions.
What causes the airbag to deploy in the passenger seat?
The passenger seat has an occupancy sensor that, when malfunctioning, can lead to the rapid deployment of the airbag. Fixing the sensor will solve this problem. The other problem could be with the clocking system. The system controls the car horn and steering wheel deployment.
What happens if you don’t have an airbag?
Airbags are lifesavers when you are speeding and hit another car head-on or hit a stationary object. If you do not have an airbag, you could find yourself being thrown through the windscreen. When you hit something at high speed, your car will start to decelerate, and this will activate an accelerometer that triggers the airbag circuit.
Where are the resistors on an airbag?
Blue and White on the passenger side(just remember to jumper the two wires that are not brown on each side) The tails of the resistors have been left long for the pictures. The tails of the resistors can be shortened so the resistor sits flush with the plug.
Where is the button to turn off the airbag light?
This is the first thing you should check when you want to remove the airbag light. Maybe someone before you turned it to Off by mistake, which will make the airbag light stay on in most cars. This button is usually on the dashboard on the passenger side, and you may see it if you open the passenger door or the glove box.
How are side airbags reduce the risk of death?
Side airbags that protect the head reduce a car driver’s risk of death in driver-side crashes by 37 percent and an SUV driver’s risk by 52 percent ( McCartt & Kyrychenko, 2007 ). Engineers keep finding new ways to use airbags.
What happens to your car if your airbags deploy?
The actual cash value of the vehicle compared to the cost of the damage is ultimately determined by the insurance company’s complex computer software. The average person assumes if the airbags on their vehicle are deployed, there is a good chance the vehicle is considered totaled . However, this is not always the case.
What happens if you hit a deer with your car?
You have no control if Bambi decides he wants to get up close and personal. And they’re so stinking fast, you seldom have time to react. When you hit an animal it is paid under the comprehensive coverage of your auto policy, subject to the deductible. And when I say any animal, I mean it.
How are side curtain airbags designed to deploy?
Side curtain airbags can be designed to deploy in a rollover crash. Sensors that measure a vehicle’s sideways movement and tilting can detect if a rollover is about to occur, triggering deployment.