2009 Nissan GT-R Owner's Manual - Page 67

NISSAN ADVANCED AIR BAG SYSTEM (front seats) This vehicle is equipped with the NISSAN Advanced Air Bag System for the driver and front passenger seats. This system is designed to meet certification requirements under U.S. regulations. It is also permitted in Canada. However, all of the information, cautions and warnings in this manual still apply and must be followed. The driver supplemental front-impact air bag is located in the center of the steering wheel. The front passenger supplemental front-impact air bag is mounted in the instrument panel above the glove box. The front air bags are designed to inflate in higher severity frontal collisions, although they may inflate if the forces in another type of collision are similar to those of a higher severity frontal impact. They may not inflate in certain frontal collisions. Vehicle damage (or lack of it) is not always an indication of proper front air bag operation. The NISSAN Advanced Air Bag System has dual stage air bag inflators. The system monitors information from the Air bag Control Unit (ACU), seat belt buckle sensors and the occupant classification sensor (pattern sensor). Inflator operation is based on the severity of a collision and seat belt usage for the driver. For the front passenger, the occupant classification sensor is also monitored. Based on information from the 1. 2. 3. 4. Crash zone sensor Supplemental front-impact air bag modules (NISSAN Advanced Air Bag System) Front seat-mounted side-impact supplemental air bags (if so equipped) Roof-mounted curtain side-impact supplemental air bags (if so equipped) Roof-mounted curtain side-impact supplemental air bag inflators (if so equipped) 6. Occupant classification sensor (pattern sensor) 7. Occupant classification system control unit 8. Satellite sensors 9. Seat belt pretensioners 10. Air bag Control Unit (ACU) 5. 1-36 Safety - Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system