Circuit/System Description

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The seat position sensor is used to determine the proximity of a front driver or passenger seat position with respect to the frontal air bag. There are two states of seat position, forward and rearward. The seat position sensor interfaces with the inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) and allows the SDM to disable stage 2 of the frontal air bag for a front seat that is forward of the forward/rearward point in seat track. The seat position sensor provides 2 current ranges, one range for the forward seat position and one for rearward seat position. When the SDM receives input from a seat position sensor that the seat is rearward, and the SDM will not disable stage 2 deployment. When the seat is forward, the SDM will disable stage 2 deployment. The SDM monitors the seat position sensor circuit and if a fault is detected, the SDM will set code B0079 or B0080 and disable stage 2 frontal deployment.