312001152 - E7030 AIR BAG - DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
The vehicle is equipped with an electronic control system that governs the acivation of specific containment devices in the event of frontal impact.An electronic control unit manages the entire system.The Air Bag control unit (NAB) connectors differ depending on the version. This is necessary to prevent fitting an incorrect control unit from the Parts Dept. (foolproof logic). |
- Driver and passenger front air bags with two-stage activation;
- driver and passenger pretensioners with dual retaining action;
- additional impact detection sensor on front crossmember (ECS).
- when the impact is of moderate severity, the electronic control unit controls the air bag first activation stage and then the second stage after a certain delay to ensure that the energy discharged onto the occupant is not harmful;
- for very severe crashes, the control unit activates the first and second stage with a very slight delay in order to absorb the occupant''s greater kinetic energy before he strikes the steering wheel or dashboard.
- it detects and stores faults;
- it recognises the various components and the fault type;
- it indicates the onset of faults by means of the special warning light.
The function of deactivating the passenger air bag is activated using the dedicated buttons to the right of the instrument panel in the set up menu in the actual panel and not using the key!! When it is deactivated the warning light in the instrument panel comes on. |
When operations are carried out to the Air Bag system, the following safety recommendations must be closely followed. For more details, |