Restraint systems (Description): Description and operation

DESCRIPTION

The airbag Supplementary Restraint System (SRS) is a safety device which, when deployed in the event of a severe frontal impact, provides additional protection to the driver’s face and upper torso. The airbag is designed to inflate when the vehicle is exceeding a set speed and receives a frontal impact within the area shaded.

The pretensioner consists of the seat belt buckle and stalk, a piston and a pyrotechnic device. The pretensioners, fitted to both driver and passenger seat belt mechanisms are designed to remove any play in the the lap and diagonal belts in the event of a severe frontal impact.