Side Air Bags/Its
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The triggering of the side air bags/ITS depends on the degree of lateral acceleration as detected by the side impact sensors. An acceleration sensor in the control module acts as a plausibility check for side airbag/ITS deployment. Both sensors must detect that the trigger threshold has been exceeded before the airbags/ITS will deploy. The control module also looks at the signal from the SBE for deployment of the passenger's side airbag/ITS.