Curtain Airbag System

Side curtains were developed as a supplemental system to offer protection where traditional airbags fell short but traditional airbags are still essential.

Curtain airbag system.

This is a standard equipment called head protection system hps which was designed to protect the head during side impact crashes while inflated up to seven seconds for rollover shield but the tubular design has been substituted by an inflatable curtain airbag. An airbag is a vehicle occupant restraint system using a bag designed to inflate extremely quickly then quickly deflate during a collision it consists of the airbag cushion a flexible fabric bag an inflation module and an impact sensor. Toyota began to use a side curtain airbag designed to deploy from the roof on the. These airbags help cushion the impact when an occupant s head strikes a pillar or a side window.

They can go by many names based on original equipment manufacturer oem suppliers government regulators and auto industry marketing types but it s important to understand the basic. It is dangerous if the side airbags and curtain airbags inflate. We recommend work around and on the side airbags and curtain airbags system to be done by a mitsubishi motors authorized service point. When the vehicle is impacted from the side the srs curtain airbag system instantly inflates the airbags built into the sides of the ceiling to help protect front and rear seat occupants.