Driver airbag
- Make
- MG
- Model
- MGF Electrical Library
- Year
- up to 2001 model year
- Section
- Supplementary restraint system (SRS) › Driver airbag
Driver airbag
The airbag DCU (C0256) provides the driver airbag (C0257) a feed via the rotary coupler (C0545) on a R wire. The earth side of the driver airbag (C0257) is connected to the airbag DCU (C0256) via the rotary coupler (C0545) by a Y wire.
Passenger airbag
The airbag DCU (C0256) provides the passenger airbag (C0251 and C0261) two feeds on N wires. Two earths for the passenger airbag (C0251 and C0261) are connected to the airbag DCU (C0256) by U wires.
Pretensioners
The airbag DCU (C0256) is connected to the two pretensioners as follows: l The LH pretensioner (C0252) is provided a feed by the airbag DCU (C0256) on an O wire. The earth side of the LH pretensioners (C0252) is connected to the airbag DCU (C0256) by an OU wire. l The RH pretensioner (C0254) is provided a feed by the airbag DCU (C0256) on a N wire. The earth side of the RH pretensioner (C0254) is connected to the airbag DCU by a NR wire.
SRS warning lamp
To illuminate the SRS warning lamp in the instrument pack (C0234), the airbag DCU (C0256) connects an earth to the OP wire. To extinguish the SRS warning lamp, the airbag DCU disconnects the earth.
Diagnostics
The SRS system can be interrogated via the diagnostic socket. The diagnostic socket (C0040) is connected to the airbag DCU (C0256) by a YK wire.
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