Window bags, together with seat belts, provide additional protection for the upper body of the driver and passengers in side collisions.
The Window Airbag System includes:
- electronic control unit;
- window cushions (air bag and gas generator) for driver, front
- passenger and passengers in the outer rear seats;
- warning light in the instrument panel.
The performance of the airbag system is constantly monitored.
Window cushions do not open when:
- off ignition;
- frontal collisions;
- blows to the rear of the car;
- car overturn;
- light side impacts.
Action of window cushions
The window airbags inflate in the event of strong side impacts on the side of impact.
In certain types of accidents, the front, side and window airbags deploy.
When the system is triggered, the air bags of the pillows are filled with a special gas. At the same time, window cushions cover the area of the side windows and body pillars.
The filling of the air bag occurs at a high speed in a matter of fractions of a second, which provides reliable protection. When the air bag is emptied, some dust is released. This is quite normal and should not be cause for concern.
When resting against the fully opened curtains, the energy of the movement of the driver and passengers is extinguished, and the likelihood of injury is reduced.
Under the influence of the load from the mass of the bodies, a controlled release of gas from the pillow occurs to soften the blow to the head and upper body.
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