2001 Saab 9-3 Owner's Manual - Page 28

28 Safety Airbag (Supplemental Restraint System "SRS") 2 WARNING To reduce risk of injury: • Always wear your safety belt. • Always adjust your seat so that you are as far back as possible but still able to reach the steering wheel and controls comfortably. • Children 12 and under or shorter than 55 inches (140 cm) should always travel in the rear as the vehicle is equipped with an airbag on the passenger side. The supplementary restraint system (SRS) comprises an airbag in the steering wheel, a front passenger airbag and side airbags in the front seats. The system supplements the protection provided by the safety belts to further enhance the safety of occupants. If a fault is detected in the SRS, the AIR BAG warning light on the main instrument panel will come on (see pages 62 and 32). IB827 5 6 3 4 6 1 2 SRS (airbag) system with belt pretensioners 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 IB1597 Airbag in course of inflation (driver's side) When the system is triggered by impact of a frontal collision, the airbags in the steering wheel and passenger side of the dash board are inflated, after which they deflate through vents in the back of the bags. The entire process takes less than 0.1 second - literally, faster than the blinking of an eye. These airbags are triggered only by moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions. They will not be activated by minor front-end impacts, rear-end or side impacts, or by the car rolling over. Side airbags, see page 30. Electronic control module and sensor Belt pretensioners (for both front safety belts) Steering wheel with integral airbag Recess for airbag on passenger's side Sensor, side airbag Side airbag