Circuit Description

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Pontiac Montana SV6, 2006 Chevrolet Uplander, and 2006 Buick Terraza. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The driver frontal deployment loop consists of the following components:

A dual stage inflatable restraint steering wheel module
The inflatable restraint steering wheel module coil
The steering wheel module high circuits for both stages 1 and 2
The steering wheel module low circuits for both stages 1 and 2

There are 2 shorting bars used within the steering wheel module coil connector which will short together both the steering wheel module stage 1 high circuit and the steering wheel module stage 1 low circuit and both the steering wheel module stage 2 high circuit and the steering wheel module stage 2 low circuit, when the connector is disconnected. This will help to prevent unwanted deployment of the inflator module during servicing. During a frontal crash of sufficient force, the inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) will allow current to flow through the deployment loop, in order to deploy the steering wheel module. The SDM performs continuous diagnostic tests on the deployment loops to check for proper circuit continuity and for shorts to ground or voltage. If a malfunction is detected, a DTC will be stored in memory.