Deploying Airbags/Belt TENSIONERS

The supplemental restraint system is extremely advanced. It is able to adapt airbag and belt tensioner deployment to suit the specific circumstances of a collision. In general, it is extremely unlikely that all airbags and belt tensioners will be deployed in the same accident. It is possible that only one airbag or belt tensioner is deployed. This is determined by the Supplemental Restraint System Module (SRS) based on the forces that arise during the collision.

If the control module deploys the front airbags, all stages will always be activated. By varying the time between the deployment phases, the inflation of the airbag is more gentle for a low speed collision.