Including the device which fires off the airbag?
And if a maker manages to design something which takes less current, they'll save money on the reservoir caps too, as they don't need to be so big.
No, you have to go to the local scrap-yard and buy a ten year old seat with the side airbag and the seat-belt pre-tensioner for £20, and then get someone to clear the 'airbag has been detonated' setting in the ECU. And wonder why the French don't have the Secondary Restraint system check if the primary restraint system is not in use because there is no passenger.
It's clear you haven't got a clue about how an airbag operates, how its triggering mechanisms are monitored, how faults are reported and, well lets face it everything about airbags.
"the airbag control system is designed to remain operational for up to
30 minutes after the battery has been disconnected. "
It's dennis, what did you expect?
No, it's 20 seconds for one of our current fleet where I have immediate access to the manuals (Lotus Elise S2)
There are a whole series of actions to be taken before any work around the steering wheel amounting to 18 pages in the manual.
"Acceptable"?? It's really *essential* since babies have been killed by these damn things.
Airbags are (were developed for) Yanks who refuse(d) to use seat belts.
None of those with enough voltage on them to bite you in the airbag system of a car.
No-one has mentioned getting a shock from one, they have enough energy to fire the airbag, which is the very real danger, an airbag has plenty enough energy to kill or maim an unbelted person.
I'm not the one claiming the residual electrical energy will set them off, why don' t you explain how much and from where?
There is a difference between a faulty system and one being used as intended. Suppose the fault caused the airbag to go off while there was a child and seat there?
Design covers faults that they can predict, not ones they can't. So a safety critical system may identify that there is a fault but may not be able to safely "fix" it. Maybe that's why the law requires you to get it checked and fixed? Maybe its the law being an ass?
Its clear that you don't have a clue! But lets not let that stop you from content free posts. Are you huge's alter ego?
a quick google says that 3-4 volts can set one off.
How many joules? Where from?
and a code will tell you which item needs "servicing".
Sshh, don't tell dennis.
Who gives a shit?
apologies, that was meant for the question above.
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