CDS Air Bag Systems Glossary and Component Guide

The passenger air bag indicator light shows whether the passenger side deployment loop is "on" or "______".

Squibs are used in emergency mechanisms where gas pressure needs to be generated quickly in confined spaces, while not harming any surrounding persons or ________.

An Air Bag is an inflatable type of deployment device located anywhere in the vehicle from the steering wheel, passenger dash pad, door panels, seats, knee bolsters, roof rails, and even A, B, C, pillars. These can also be referred to as '______'.

A Side Curtain (Head curtain) is a type of inflatable airbag usually located along the vehicle roof line interior at the edges of the headliner and or windshield. Curtain type airbags can also be located in the upper portions of the vehicle's ______.

A Pre-tensioner (buckle) is another type of deployment device (SQUIB) and is built into the buckle side of the lap portion of seat belt. It can be challenging to determine if these have been ______.

Most manufacturers require a calibration of the system whenever the vehicle has been involved in a _______.

Manufacture instructions should be referred to when determining whether or not to replace the _______.

If the steering wheel controls and/or horn are inoperative after a deployment this is a good indication that the _______ was damaged.

The best scan tool to use for airbag systems diagnostics and repairs is the scan tool made for that type of car.

Calibrating is the process of educating a module to predetermined standard set points. It is not _________.