Passenger Air Bag
| Item Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Reinforcement lid |
| 2 | Chute |
| 3 | Passenger air bag |
| 4 | In-vehicle crossbeam |
| 5 | Mounting bracket |
| 6 | Lucar connector |
| 7 | Inflator connector |
| 8 | Deployment doors |
The passenger air bag is located in the instrument panel, behind the upper glove compartment. The bottom of the passenger air bag is attached to a mounting bracket on the in-vehicle crossbeam. The top of the passenger air bag is attached to a chute, which, in turn, is attached to a reinforcement lid in the top of the instrument panel. When the air bag deploys, the chute guides the air bag to the underside of the reinforcement lid. The reinforcement lid incorporates two deployment doors that are forced open, splitting the instrument panel covering, when the air bag deploys.
A Lucar connector attaches a ground to the passenger air bag.
The passenger air bag has a two stage inflator, with separate electrical connectors for each stage. The inflator contains a non-azide propellant as the gas generator. The inflator uses a high pressure mix of air and hydrogen gas as the inflation medium. The inflated volume of the air bag is 130 liters (4.59 ft3 ).