Description & Operation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1996 Suzuki X-90 and 1996 Suzuki Sidekick. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

WARNING: To avoid injury from accidental air bag deployment, read and carefully follow all WARNINGS and SERVICE PRECAUTIONS.

The main components of the Air Bag System are the driver-side and passenger-side inflator modules, and the Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM). See Fig 1 . Deployment loops supply current through inflator modules which will cause deployment of air bags in the event of an accident severe enough to warrant deployment. The main function of the Sensing and Diagnostic Module is to supply sufficient voltage to inflator modules, ensuring sufficient energy to deploy air bags for a few seconds if voltage is lost in an accident. A second function of the Sensing and Diagnostic Module is air bag system diagnosis. If monitored voltages fall outside of expected limits, Sensing and Diagnostic Module will indicate a system fault by storing a malfunction code and illuminating AIR BAG indicator light.

Fig 1: Locating Air Bag System Components

Courtesy of SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.