General System Description

The supplemental restraint system (SRS) is designed to supplement the driver's seat belt to help reduce the risk or severity of injury to the driver by activating and deploying a driver's-side air bag in certain frontal collisions.

The SRS (Air-bag) consists of; a driver side air bag module located in the center of the steering wheel, which contains the folded air-bag and an inflator unit: SRSCM (SRS control module) located under the rear console assembly, which monitors the system, and an accelerometer which senses the vehicle deceleration an SRS SRI (Service reminder Indicator) located on the cluster, which indicates the operational status of the SRS; a clock spring interconnection located within the steering column; system wiring and wiring connector; and a knee bolster located under the steering column. The impact sensing function of the SRSCM is carried out by electronic accelerometer that continuously measure the vehicle's acceleration and delivers a corresponding signal through amplifying and filtering circuitry to the microprocessor. That is designed to occur in frontal or near-frontal impacts of moderate to severe force.

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. Extreme care must be used when servicing the SRS, to avoid injury to the service personnel (by inadvertent deployment of the air bag) or the driver (by rendering the SRS inoperative)