Owner`s manual
1. Crash zone sensor
2. Supplemental curtain side-impact and
rollover air bags
3. Occupant classification system control
unit
4. Occupant classification sensor (pres-
sure sensor)
5. Supplemental side air bag modules
6. Supplemental front air bag modules
7. Diagnosis sensor unit
8. Seat belt pre-tensioner retractor
9. Satellite sensors
10.Supplemental curtain side-impact and
rollover air bag modules
INFINITI ADVANCED AIR BAG
SYSTEM (front seats)
This vehicle is equipped with the INFINITI
advanced air bag system for the driver and
front passenger seats. This system is de-
signed to meet certification requirements
under U.S. regulations. It is also permitted
in Canada. However, all of the information,
cautions and warnings in this manual still
apply and must be followed.
The driver supplemental front air bag is lo-
cated in the center of the steering wheel.
The front passenger supplemental front air
bag is mounted in the instrument panel
above the glove box. The supplemental
front air bags are designed to inflate in
higher severity frontal collisions, although
they may inflate if the forces in another
type of collision are similar to those of a
higher severity frontal impact. They may
not inflate in certain frontal collisions. Ve-
hicle damage (or lack of it) is not always an
indication of proper supplemental air bag
system operation.
The INFINITI advanced air bag system has
dual stage inflators. It also monitors infor-
mation from the crash zone sensor, the di-
agnosis sensor unit, seat belt buckle
switches, occupant classification sensor
(pressure sensor) and passenger seat belt
tension sensor. Inflator operation is based
on the severity of a collision and seat belt
usage of the driver. For the front pas-
senger, it additionally monitors the weight
of an occupant or object on the seat and
seat belt tension. Based on information
from the sensors, only one front air bag
may inflate in a crash, depending on the
crash severity and whether the front occu-
pants are belted or unbelted. Additionally,
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