Side Airbag

A side air bag is attached to the outside of each front seat backrest frame, under the backrest cover.

The side air bags are handed and each consist of a fabric cover which contains the folded air bag and the inflator. The seat harness connects the igniter of the inflator to a connector in the main seat harness connector block located under the front edge of the seat cushion.

When the air bag deploys it opens the fabric cover and splits open the backrest seat cover at the front seam.

The side air bags use a solid propellant medium. The inflated volume of each side air bag is 20 liters.