Air Bags (SRS)

Today’s vehicles are safer than they’ve ever been. Design and construction techniques provide tremendous protection in an accident. Your airbags are part of a very sophisticated system of sensors and computers called the Supplemental Restraint System – or SRS.

These sensors are all over your vehicle, detecting things like where passengers are sitting, how much they weigh, as well as the speed and direction of an impact during a crash.

All of this information is fed into the SRS computer that determines if and when an airbag or airbags should be deployed. An airbag has to be inflated very quickly in order to protect vehicle occupants. The inflation is basically the result of a controlled explosion: a violent event in itself. That’s why the SRS computer will only deploy an airbag in life threatening circumstances where an airbag will actually be of help. Deploying an airbag in the wrong circumstances could do more harm than good. Hard, direct side and front impacts, and also rollovers, are more likely to trigger airbags.

Air Bag (SRS) Services in Delavan / Elkhorn / Lake Geneva / Whitewater

There are a few things to keep in mind about airbags…

SRS Dash Light On?
You need to have your system checked – something’s wrong.
Driver’s Side Steering Wheel Airbag Deployed?
That means the steering wheel clock spring may be damaged. This spring should be replaced when the new air bag is installed.
When Any Airbag Deploys
Some or all of the sensors we’ve mentioned may be pre-triggered – meaning they are ready to go off. Simply hitting a pothole could set off an airbag.

So, always have all SRS sensors replaced when replacing a deployed airbag. Only new airbags should be installed. No one can guarantee the condition of a salvaged airbag.

Only a qualified facility should work on your SRS system. And always remember that small children and child safety seats are safer in rear seats.

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We offer air bag (SRS) repair on all automotive makes and models including: Toyota, Dodge, Dodge Trucks, Honda, Lexus, BMW, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Trucks, Chrysler, Ford, Ford Truck, GMC, GMC Truck, Jaguar, Mercedes Benz, Pontiac, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Mazda, Acura, Audi, Buick, Cadillac, Mercury, Nissan, Oldsmobile, Mini Coopers & more! Our auto alignment repair shop is located very close to Lake Geneva, Elkhorn, Fontana, Darien & Burlington. Contact your local NAPA AutoCare Center store today and find out what our ASE-certified tire and automotive professionals can do for you!

DID YOU KNOW?

As wonderful as airbags are, they do NOT replace the need to wear seatbelts. Your seatbelt holds you in the proper position when an airbag deploys so that it can effectively prevent head and chest injuries. And your seatbelt protects you in accidents that don’t set off airbags. At Advanced Auto Clinic in Delavan we install quality NAPA replacement parts. Call us at 262.728.2944 today.