E 320 4MATIC Sedan (210.082) V6-3.2L (112.941) (1999)
Side Air Bag: Description and Operation
Side Airbag Sensor
Purpose
The side airbag sensors (A53/1 and A54/1) sense the acceleration/deceleration acting on the vehicle in the lateral direction and cause the airbag control
module (N2/7) to perform a plausibility check. If the values are plausible, an actuation signal is sent to the affected side airbags/window airbags.
Function
The side airbag sensors sense the acceleration acting in the lateral direction of the vehicle in the event of a side collision and initiate a logic check in the
ETR control module with airbag (N2/2). If the values coincide a triggering signal is sent to the side airbag squibs (R12/9 and R12/10).