What is an airbag (srs) light code?
Air bags are called supplemental restraints because they are designed to work best in combination with safety belts to protect the occupants of a vehicle. According to the US government, starting 1998, all passenger vehicles need to have front air bags and safety belts. Also, this government regulations applies to light trucks on the following year.
Tip on air bag light:
The air bag light is on because there is a fault in the safety restraint system. When this happens, have someone scan the safety restraint control module for codes. Also, when the Air Bag light stays on, it means that there is an electrical problem with your Air Bag system. The first thing to do is to make sure that the air bag fuse is not blown.
When Air bags system is working, it allows electrical contact inside the airbag computer module . From there, the wiring from the horn and cruise control are connected through the clock spring (located in the steering wheel) which also connects to the airbag through a common ground. When a collision occurs, the airbag module activates the air bag deviced called inflator which acts as a trigger. Inside the air bag assembly, it contains pellets of sodium azide which when ignited produces nitrogen gas. This latter causes the airbag sudden expansion during collision protecting occupants at the front of the vehicle.
Tip on air bag operation:
When Air bags are activated, it will inflate instantly during impact of a collision making sure the driver and front-seat passengers from being thrown against the windshield. To make it really work however, it should be supplemented with a seat belt.
Until passenger vehicles and light trucks are equipped with smart air bags which are shown to be safe and effective, all children aged less than 12 years should ride in the back seat using age and size appropriate occupant restraints. Air bags is mainly constructed for frontal impact collisions which is responsible for more than half of all car collision deaths. Airbags are designed to minimize head and chest injuries by distributing crash forces equally across the body of the affected occupant.
