Mitsubishi Lancer VIII 8 owners manual page 54

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Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - airbag the smoke as it may cause temporary irrita- short period of time, typically 30 seconds or tion to people with respiratory problems. less. After deployment, the airbags will quicklyThe EDR in this vehicle is designed to record deflate, so quickly that some people may notsuch data as: even realize the airbags inflated. How various systems in your vehicle were Airbag inflation does not prevent the driver 4 from seeing or being able to steer the vehicle, operating; Whether or not the driver and passenger and does not prevent people from leaving the vehicle. safety belts were buckled/fastened; How far (if at all) the driver was depress- 11- Side airbag modules CAUTION ing the accelerator and/or brake pedal; 12- Curtain airbag modules and, Airbags inflate very quickly and with great 13- Side impact sensors How fast the vehicle was traveling. force. In certain situations, contact with an inflating airbag may cause small cuts, abra- These data can help provide a better under- The airbag control unit monitors the readiness sions, and bruises. Refer to “Supplemental standing of the circumstances in which of the electronic parts of the system whenever Restraint System (SRS) - airbag” on page 4-22. crashes and injuries occur. the ignition switch is in the “ON” or “START” position. These include all of the NOTE items listed above and all related wiring. Event Data Recording EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only The airbags will operate only when the igni- N00418600230 if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data tion switch is in the “ON” or “START” posi- are recorded by the EDR under normal driv- This vehicle is equipped with an event data tion. recorder (EDR). ing conditions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) are The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in recorded. However, other parties, such as When the impact sensors detect a front or certain crash or near crash-like situations, side impact sufficient to deploy the airbag(s), law enforcement, could combine the EDR such as an airbag deployment or hitting a the appropriate airbag(s) will be deployed. data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired during a crash inves- road obstacle, data that will assist in under- When airbags deploy, some smoke is released standing how a vehicle’s systems performed. tigation. The EDR is designed to record data related to accompanied by a loud noise. The smoke is vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a not harmful, but do not intentionally inhale To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehi- Seat and restraint systems 4-25

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