How an Airbag Functions and Works

An airbag is an essential feature to ensure that anyone in a car is safe. To some extent, it protects the driver and passengers from serious injury due to accidents.

On the one hand, accidents are often fatal. The fatality is caused by, among others, suboptimal airbags. As a result, vital organs are injured, causing casualties.

However, those who use cars often neglect the function of airbags. Some of them believe that using seatbelts can protect them from any accident.

Nonetheless, their function is limited because they only prevent drivers and passengers from being ejected in an accident. On the other hand, airbags are designed to protect vital organs, such as the head, neck, and chest.

Therefore, when a car is in an accident and a collision, those vital organs are protected from any negative impacts that can cause permanent disabilities and deaths.

How an Airbag Works

An airbag is a safety system using nylon filled with nitrogen when it inflates. This feature is invisible because it only functions in an accident.

Airbags are often placed in the dashboard, steering wheel, and doors. However, in several types of cars, they are situated in parts of the passenger area. So, airbags are located in different places, depending on each type of car.

When a car is involved in an accident, its sensor detects the accident. Then, airbags work. The sensor sends a signal to the airbag control unit (ACU).

ACU evaluates the severity of the accident, its direction, and the car’s speed to determine whether airbags should be activated.

When the ACU sends a signal to activate airbags, the gas-filled inflator will automatically send gas into the airbags.

The gas is nitrogen generated from the chemical reaction in the inflator. When the gas is released from the inflator, airbags will inflate in seconds to protect the driver and passengers from serious injury.

Locations and Types of Airbag

Considering the vital role of airbags, you must understand the types and places of airbags in cars. In several types of cars, airbags are placed in different locations. Continue reading to find out more.

• Driver Airbag
• Side Airbag
• Passenger Airbag
• Curtain Airbag 

How To Maintain Airbags

To maintain airbags, check the inflator and ACU sensor regularly. Don’t replace an airbag with a used or unauthorized airbag because it can be dangerous and damage the car's safety system.

Don’t place heavy objects on airbags, such as bags, cell phones, etc., because they prevent the airbags from inflating in an accident.

After your car is involved in an accident and the airbag does not function, take the car to a workshop immediately to check and replace the damaged airbag. Remember that an airbag can only be used once.

Then, it should be replaced with a new one to ensure optimal performance. In addition, repairing airbags is costly. You have to spend about Rp5,000,000 to Rp7,000,000.

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