How Does an Air Bag Restrain?
In mcitíeraíe lo severe fronlal or near-frontal collisions,
over belted occupants can contact the sieering whool or
the instrument panef. Air bags supplen>Bnl the
prolectmn provided by safely belts. Air bags distribute
iho torce oi the impact more evenly over I he occupant's
upper body, stopping the occupant more gradúa if y.
But air bags would not help you In many typos of
collisions, including rollovers, roar impacts and many
sido impacts, primarily because an occupant's motion is
not toward those air bags. Air bags sftould nevor bo
regarded as anything more lhan a supplement (o safety
baMs, and ihen only In rnoderata to severe frontal or
near-froriial collisions.
What Will You See After an Air Bag
Inflates?
After an air bag inflates, it quickly deflates, so qutckly
that some people may not even reahze the arr bag
inflated. Some oomponenis oí Ihe air bag module - the
sioening wheel hub (or ihe driver’s air bag, or The
insirumenl panel for the right inonf passenger's
bag - will be hot tor a short 6me. The parta ol the bag
that corns into contact with you may be warm, but
nol too hoi to louch. There
wfII be soma smoke and dusi
coming from the vents in the daflaled air bags. Air
bag inflation doesn't prevent liie driver from soaing or
being able to steer the vghiclo, nor does it stop
people from leaving fhe vehicle
When an air bag ínflales, there Is dust In the
air. This dust could cause breathing problems
(or people with a history of asthma or other
breathing Irouble. To avoid this, everyone in
the vehicle should get out as soon as il is safe
to do so. If yod have breathing problems but
can't gel out of the vehicle after an air bag
inflates, then get fresh air by opening a
window OF a door. It you exporicnce breathing
problems following an air bag deployment, you
should seek imecticaf attention.
% Ak bags are designed lo inflate only once. Alter
they innate, you'll need some new pahs for your
air bag system. I( you don't gel them, the air
bag system won't be there to help pioEect ygu in
another crash. A new system wlJl Include air
bag modules and possibly olher parts, The service
manual for your vehicle cavers the need lo
replace other parts.
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