Airbag maintenance can not be ignored

Airbags are the most well-known item in car safety configurations. Airbags are life-saving things at a critical time, so the usual riders need to maintain a lot of airbags for their cars. This is a little about some related maintenance of car airbags.

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Why does the airbag indicator light up?

When we start the vehicle, the key is inserted to unlock the key. The second time is to let the car energize and give the vehicle about 5 seconds to check the time. The third time is the ignition. But after the ignition, I found out that the airbag indicator is still on. What happened? The airbag indicator lights up, indicating that the airbag has failed. Most of the reasons are airbag sensor failure, data reading error, or the airbag has popped out.

Does installing a seat cover affect the use of airbags?

The number of airbags varies from vehicle to model. There are generally front double airbags, side airbags, head airbags and knee airbags. The most vulnerable of these airbags are side airbags. Why are side airbags susceptible to impact? Generally, the side airbag is disposed inside the seat, and the vehicle with the side airbag is generally a medium-high-grade car, and the owner generally puts on the seat cover to avoid cleaning the leather seat. The problem is here.

Most cars now use a staged airbag detonation method. First, the airbag sensor detonates the airbag according to the collision of the vehicle. The effect of the detonation of the graded airbag is about 40% of the volume of the gas (the airbag is buffered by the internal gas). That is to say, the power of detonation is not large, and there is no damage to the seat cover. The effect of the airbag detonation expansion is completely offset by the seat cover.

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How to troubleshoot airbags?

In theory, the design life of the airbag of the car is consistent with the service life of the vehicle. However, due to the lack of design standards, the actual life of airbags is not that long. Although there is no clear shelf life, the quality of the airbag is difficult to guarantee even after 8 to 10 years of use, even if it does not detonate. Today, the average family car has a reduced service life, and the airbag has not been used and may be malfunctioning.

The airbag indicator light flashes or lights up after 6~8 seconds, indicating that the airbag is faulty. During the running of the vehicle, the airbag indicator flashes for 5 seconds and then lights up. It also indicates that the airbag is faulty. In time to 4S shop inspection, processing. The vehicle will have an OBD self-test during start-up, including airbag system testing. After driving 10,000 to 20,000 kilometers, the vehicle should go to the 4S shop to check the airbags and their accessories. You can also ask the 4S shop to check the airbags when the 4S shop is performing maintenance.

What should I pay attention to?

First, you need to know the location of the key parts of the vehicle airbag. Whenever we should not hit or hit the airbag, do not flush the airbag directly with water or risk wading, because the damp airbag can't protect your life at a critical moment. Also avoid the airbag and sensor in a high temperature and static environment, so as not to cause the airbag to open incorrectly.

Second, do not arbitrarily change the airbag system and its surrounding arrangements. It is not possible to tamper with the wiring and components of the system and the structure of the bumper and front part of the vehicle. Do not attach any decorations and strips to the steering wheel and passenger side airbags to avoid affecting the explosion of the airbag.

Finally, the airbag must be used in conjunction with the seat belt to achieve the effect. According to traffic accident statistics, the effective protection rate of the three-point seat belt + airbag is as high as 60%, and only the airbag is used, and the effective protection rate is only 18%. In addition, in the case of using the airbag alone, the passenger is easily hit by a high-speed airbag that is seriously injured.

In addition, in order to protect the smaller passengers (such as children) from airbags that are ejected at high speed, some models have a passenger seat airbag switch installed in a glove box or a center console. If you are sitting in an adult seat, don't forget to check if the airbag is open.

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The above is some of the related issues about car airbags compiled by the editors for the riders. I hope that the riders can learn more about this issue and can really save their lives when necessary.


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