The airbag is activated automatically in the event of a severe frontal impact of the vehicle or if the impact direction does not go beyond the angular sector shown in the figure (±30 degrees in each direction from the longitudinal plane of the vehicle).
Front passenger airbag deployment
Location of airbags
The driver's airbag is located under the steering wheel hub cover.
Front passenger airbag (option)
The airbag is located in a slot above the glove box.
Side airbag (option)
Deployment of the side airbag
The airbag inflates a few milliseconds after a frontal impact, protecting the driver from injury from the steering wheel. Once deployed, the airbag deflates instantly without obstructing the driver's vision and allowing them to control the vehicle's movement with the steering wheel and other controls.
The front passenger's airbag is basically the same as the driver's airbag, but is larger and inflates at a faster rate. When deployed, the airbag can injure the front seat passenger if they are in the wrong position in the seat or not properly fastened with a seat belt.
Attention: since the inflation speed of the pillow is high, the correct adjustment of the seat and backrest is of great importance for its effective operation. The driver's seat should be adjusted so that the driver can reach the steering wheel with slightly bent elbows. The front passenger should move their seat as far away from the control panel as possible and sit firmly against the backrest.
Airbag deployment is accompanied by a noisy pop and a small amount of gas being released. The gas is harmless and does not indicate a fire.
It should be borne in mind that in a severe accident there is always the possibility of serious injury and death to the occupants, even if they use the seat belts correctly and the airbags are in place. There is no passive safety system that would guarantee complete protection of the driver and passengers in the event of a severe vehicle accident. Due to the nature and severity of the damage that the car has received in an accident, it can be very difficult to reliably determine whether the airbag should have deployed in any particular case. In some cases, the airbag does not work, and the car body after the accident has very strong deformations. This suggests that most of the impact energy was absorbed due to plastic deformation of the car body elements. In other cases, on the contrary, the operation of an airbag is combined with minor accidental damage to the car. This is observed, for example, with hard hits against an obstacle by the undercarriage of the car. In this case, the car experiences significant decelerations, which lead to the operation of an airbag, and the car itself may not receive significant visible damage to the body.