General Information

The supplementary restraint system (SRS) installation comprises:

- Driver and passenger side air bag modules
- Two front impact sensors
- One safing sensor
- Electronic diagnostic module
- Dedicated wiring harness
- One cable reel cassette (integral part of the steering column harness)
- Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and driver information message.

The system is designed to provide protection for both driver and front seat passenger by automatically deploying air bags in the event of a collision during forward travel.

In the event of a collision, the impact/safing sensors operate, completing the electrical firing circuit and causing the air bags to inflate. At least two of the three sensors (one impact and one safing) must be activated to initiate firing. For the system to be operational, the ignition switch must be in position II.


Faults in system components, installation or wiring are indicated by the illumination of the "SRS AIR BAG" MIL, located on the instrument panel. Indication is also given by the driver information message "AIRBAG" displayed on the LCD panel.


NOTE: If a fault exists within the SRS, the "AIR BAG" message can be removed from the LCD display by pressing the "ODO" button. It will reappear the next time the ignition is switched on, unless the fault is rectified.

One airbag assembly is fitted on the passenger side into an aperture of the fascia (see Fig. 1) and the second assembly is fitted to the steering wheel.

The following procedures and precautions must be adhered to while handling, installing and testing airbag modules.

Passenger-side Airbag Fig. 1:

Failure to adhere to these procedures could cause the airbag to inadvertently deploy, resulting in personal injury. The procedures and precautionary guidelines conform to the 'Handling & Storage - The Explosives Act of 1875 & 1923' and to the 'Health & Safety at Work Act' of 1974.