How to Detect Airbag Function

Airbags became standard safety features on the four-wheeled vehicles. Usually stored in the airbag steering wheel and dashboard. In a number of premium car brand, airbags are also located on the headrest and each side to protect the passengers in the rear cabin of a collision when the accident occurred.
There are a number of ways you can do car owners to check the function of airbags:
1. Checking Function AirbagOn cars equipped with airbags, there is an indicator light located on the dashboard, near the speedometer. The indicator light will turn on when the car is turned on. Vehicle owners can check the airbag system problems through this with the blinking lights that are code.
Code 12: or indicator light flashes 12 times, meaning low battery voltage.Code 13: indicator light flashes 13 times, there is a problem on the circuit board airbags (shorted).Code 14: indicator light flashes 14 times, there is a problem on collision sensors.Code 21: indicator light flashes 21 times, it means that the airbag is not installed correctly.Code 22: indicator light flashes 22 times, the collision sensor is not functioning due to low battery voltage.Code 23: indicator light flashes 23 times, the problem on collision sensor circuit.
Vehicle owners must immediately to the nearest garage to check on the airbag problem.
2. The terms of the airbags inflate- The current speed of collision of at least 22 kilometers per hour. In some brands of cars, airbags will inflate if the crash occurs at a speed of 12 kilometers per hour.- The system can detect the location of the passenger airbag. If the car is only carrying one person (driver), when the accident occurred in the airbag will inflate the driver alone.- Direction clashAirbags inflate according to collision direction. On the dashboard or steering wheel airbag will not inflate if the collision occurred on the side of the vehicle or car overturned.