Airbag System 27 1 How Do the Front Airbags Work? The event of serious frontal collision, the two front airbags and the seat belt will work and provide protection. Warning Caution If the driver or passengers are not wearing their seat belts correctly or have failed to adopt the correct sitting posture, serious injury or even death may be caused in the event of an accident. The driver and passengers must make sure to correctly wear their seat belts and adjust their sitting posture before beginning a journey. When driving, do NOT let other passengers (children), pets or objects occupy the space between the front passenger and the airbag.
Do NOT cover or paste anything to the surface of the steering wheel or the dashboard. On triggering, the airbags will contract quickly and will not block the driver’s vision. Do Not try to repair, adjust or refit any part of the front airbags. Airbags can only be triggered once. If an airbag has been triggered accidentally, you must go to an authorized BAIC dealership to have it replaced. The front airbags are not intended for protection against rear impacts, minor frontal impacts or side impacts. Nor are they intended to deploy during vehicle tipping.
The front bags do not play a role when the vehicle is engaged in emergency braking or is running along a bumpy road surface or low-lying land. In the event of a collision, the airbag control unit will monitor the deceleration or acceleration caused by the collision and determine whether the front airbags should be deployed. Whether the frontal airbags work is determined not by the vehicle’s speed but by the collision object, direction of the collision, and the rate of vehicle deceleration. Therefore, some minor collisions may cause injuries because the frontal airbags do not deploy. By contrast, some relatively small structural damage may result in the deployment of the front airbags.