Pregnancy Calendar A daily record based on your due date. Baby Calendar Daily updates for your baby's first year. They may be installed only for the driver or for the passenger, too. The air bag module consists of an inflator and a lightweight fabric air bag located in the steering wheel on the driver's side or in the dashboard on the passenger side. When the sensors detect decelerations which indicate that a crash has occurred, they send an electronic signal to the inflator to inflate the bag.
Air bags inflate within approximately one-twentieth of a second after a crash.
The inflated air bag creates a protective cushion between the driver or passenger and the steering wheel, dashboard, and windscreen. This may be because during a crash the person's body is held in place by the seat belt but their arms may be jerked forward into the inflating air bag. This maximises the distance between your chest and the steering wheel if you are driving. Avoid leaning or reaching forward, and sit back in the seat with as little slack in the seat belt as possible. This will reduce your forward movement in a crash and allow the airbag to inflate correctly.