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Triggering mechanism of supplemental restraint system (SRS) - GF91.60-P-0002-08E

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Typ Model 140 

IMPORTANT Occupation states of front passenger seat occupied recognition sensor and child seat recognition sensor

Seat not occupied: 

Seat occupied: 

Child's seat not recognized: 

Child's seat recognized: 

Child's seat recognized signal overrides seat occupied signal (for cases where child's seat reaches weight of 12 kg /120 mm Ø)

MODEL 140 (WITHOUT FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG) UP TO 6/93 AND USA ONLY -->

Control module Driver's seat Buckle tongue Front passenger seat Buckle tongue
1. Triggering point exceeded
* Emergency tensioning retractor
ETR* not fastened fastened not fastened fastened
2. Triggering point exceeded Driver airbag will not  be triggered will be triggered will not  be triggered will be triggered
Driver airbag will be triggered will not  be triggered    
is triggered will be triggered
MODEL 140 (WITH FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG) UP TO 6/93 AND USA ONLY UP TO 11/95

Control module Driver's seat Buckle tongue Front passenger seat Buckle tongue
1. Triggering point exceeded
* Emergency tensioning retractor
ETR* not  fastened fastened Resistance, front passenger airbag  not  fastened fastened
2. Triggering point exceeded Airbag will not  be triggered will be triggered simulates a constantly occupied front passenger seat will not  be triggered will be triggered
Airbag will be triggered will not  be triggered will be triggered will not  be triggered
is triggered will be triggered is triggered will be triggered
MODEL 140 (WITHOUT FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG) AS OF 7/93 UP TO 11/95 EXCEPT USA ONLY -->

Control module Driver's seat Front passenger seat
1. Triggering point exceeded ETR(1) will be triggered will be triggered
2. Triggering point exceeded Driver airbag will not  be triggered  
Driver airbag will be triggered
(1) * Emergency tensioning retractor
MODEL 140 (WITH FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG) AS OF 7/93 UP TO 11/95 EXCEPT USA ONLY -->

Control module Driver's seat Front passenger seat
1. Triggering point exceeded ETR will be triggered will be triggered
2. Triggering point exceeded Airbag will not  be triggered will not be triggered
Airbag will be triggered will be triggered
MODEL 140 WITH SEAT OCCUPIED RECOGNITION SENSOR AS OF 11/95 EXCEPT USA ONLY -->

Control module (N2/2) Driver's seat Front passenger seat With seat occupied recognition sensor
Seat not  occupied Seat occupied
1. Triggering point exceeded
* Emergency tensioning retractor
ETR* will be triggered will not  be triggered will be triggered
Driver airbag will not  be triggered    
Front passenger airbag   will not  be triggered will not  be triggered
2. Triggering point exceeded Driver airbag will be triggered    
Front passenger airbag   will not  be triggered will be triggered
Crash recognition via left/right side airbag sensor (A53, A54) (code 292) Driver sidebag will be triggered    
Front passenger sidebag   will not  be triggered will be triggered
MODEL 140 WITH SEAT OCCUPIED RECOGNITION SENSOR AS OF 11/95 UP TO 5/97 USA ONLY -->

Control module (N2/2)   Driver's seat Front passenger seat With front pass. seat occupied recognition sensor
Tongue of seatbelt buckle not fastened Tongue of seatbelt buckle fastened Tongue of seatbelt buckle not fastened Tongue of seatbelt buckle not fastened Tongue of seatbelt buckle fastened
Seat not occupied Seat occupied Seat occupied
1. Triggering point exceeded ETR* will not  be triggered will be triggered will not  be triggered will not  be triggered will be triggered
Driver airbag will be triggered will not  be triggered      
Front passenger airbag     will not  be triggered will be triggered will not  be triggered
2. Triggering point exceeded Driver airbag is triggered will be triggered      
Front passenger airbag     will not  be triggered is triggered will be triggered
Crash recognition via side airbag sensor (A53, A54) Driver sidebag will be triggered will be triggered      
Front passenger sidebag     will not  be triggered will be triggered will be triggered
MODEL 140 WITH FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED RECOGNITION SENSOR AND CHILD SEAT RECOGNITION SENSOR AS OF 6/97 USA ONLY -->

Emergency tensioning retractor (ETR) control module with airbag (AB) Driver's seat Front passenger seat
With fr. pass. seat occupied recogn. sensor and child seat recogn. sensor
Tongue of seatbelt buckle not fastened Tongue of seatbelt buckle not fastened Tongue of seatbelt buckle fastened Tongue of seatbelt buckle not fastened Tongue of seatbelt buckle not fastened Tongue of seatbelt buckle fastened Tongue of seatbelt buckle fastened
Seat not occupied Seat occupied Seat occupied Child's seat not recognized Child's seat recognized
1. Triggering point exceeded ETR(1) will not  be triggered will be triggered will not  be triggered will not  be triggered will be triggered will not  be triggered will be triggered
Driver airbag will be triggered will not  be triggered          
Front pass. airbag     will not  be triggered will be triggered will not  be triggered will not  be triggered will not  be triggered
2. Triggering point exceeded Driver airbag is triggered will be triggered          
Front pass. airbag     will not  be triggered is triggered will be triggered will not  be triggered will not be triggered
Crash recognition via left/right side airbag sensor (A53, A54) Driver sidebag will be triggered will be triggered          
Front pass. sidebag     will not  be triggered will be triggered will be triggered will not  be triggered will be triggered
Rear crash recognized ETR(1) will not  be triggered will be triggered will not  be triggered will not  be triggered will be triggered will not  be triggered will be triggered
(1) * Emergency tensioning retractor