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Description and Operation Air Bag and Safety Belt Pretensioner Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
Description and Operation Air Bag and Safety Belt Pretensioner Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
The air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) is designed to provide increased collision protection for
front seat and second row outboard occupants, in addition to that provided by the 3-point safety belt
system. Safety belt use is necessary to obtain the best occupant protection and to receive the full
advantage of the SRS.
This vehicle line contains dual stage deployment (advanced restraint system) driver and front passenger
air bag modules. These vehicles are also equipped with driver and front passenger safety belt retractor
pretensioners. These vehicles can also be equipped with optional side air curtains that deploy from the
A-pillar to the C-pillar upon a side impact. Vehicles with optional side air curtains are also equipped with
seat side air bag modules in the front seats.
Side air curtains deploy from the headliner, protecting the first and second row outboard occupants
during a side impact. Seat side air bag modules deploy from the outboard front seat backrest upon a
side impact. In addition, a front impact severity sensor is mounted to the lower radiator support, a seat
position sensor is mounted to the driver seat and a usage detection switch is added to the front driver
and passenger outboard buckles. If equipped with optional side air curtain modules and seat side air bag
modules, there are an additional 4 side impact sensors.
Vehicles are also equipped with an occupant classification sensor (OCS) system as part of the front
passenger seat. The OCS system includes 2 OCS rails and an OCS module.
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Fig 1: Air Bag and Safety Belt Pretensioner Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Components
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14 14A664 Clockspring
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1. Make sure the front passenger seat is empty, there is nothing underneath the seat, remove any
items from the seat that were not factory installed, and make sure that the seat is correctly
installed in the vehicle.
3. Remove hysteresis from the front passenger seat by firmly hitting the back of the seat head
restraint 3 times.
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4. Turn the ignition switch ON, wait 8 seconds and trigger the System Reset active command
using the scan tool.
6. Turn the ignition switch ON, wait 8 seconds and carry out the Zero Seat Weight Test using the
scan tool.
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2. If the system did not pass (DTC C1941 Zero Seat Weight Test Failure reported),
carry out the following steps.
1. Cycle the ignition switch OFF then ON, wait 8 seconds and trigger the System
Reset active command using the scan tool.
1. Cycle the ignition switch OFF then ON and wait 8 seconds.
1. Carry out the Zero Seat Weight Test using the scan tool.
1. If the system passed, the repair is complete.
1. If the system did not pass (DTC C1941 Zero Seat Weight Test Failure
reported), install 2 new occupant classification sensor rails and carry out
the System Reset procedure. For additional information, refer to
Occupant Classification Sensor and Occupant Classification Sensor
(OCS) System Reset .
Turn the ignition switch from ON to OFF. Wait 10 seconds, then turn the ignition switch back to
ON and visually monitor the air bag indicator with the air bag modules installed. The air bag
indicator will light continuously for approximately 6 seconds and then turn off. If an air bag SRS
fault is present, the air bag indicator will:
- fail to light.
The air bag indicator might not light until approximately 30 seconds after the ignition switch has
been turned from the OFF to the ON position. This is the time required for the RCM to
complete the testing of the SRS. If the air bag indicator is inoperative and a SRS fault exists, a
chime will sound in a pattern of 5 sets of 5 beeps. If this occurs, the air bag indicator and any
SRS fault discovered must be diagnosed and repaired.
Clear all continuous DTCs from the restraints control module and occupant classification
sensor module using a scan tool.
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