It's an inertia switch-any over a certain speed
Frontal Airbags will deploy at at least a 55 mph crash or more.
The impact of the crash caused the air bag to deploy.
The Rover 220 of this age, has a drivers air bag and may have a passengers air bag (depending on model specification), they will only deploy in the event of full frontal impact, that is fast enough to be potentially life threatening (around 40-45mph). So in the side impact you mention, the air bags will never deploy.
The front sensors must detect a full frontal crash. If it is a bit off center angle there is a possibility that they may not deploy as the energy required to cause deployment is dissipated .
Yes, an airbag will deploy at any speed. HOWEVER, it will not deploy upon just any impact, there are sensors on the vehicle that determine the force of impact, just how hard and blunt the impact was, if it is a small minimal force, then there will be no deployment, but if there was a hard impact/force, then obviously it would deploy.
It is okay but the air bag will not deploy in case of an accident. Have it repaired soon.
Possibly, but not likely.
That depends on what you crash into , a solid wall , or another vehicle with some " give " . The force of the collision has to be great enough to deploy the air bag
No. It means there is something wrong with it and that it will NOT deploy in an accident. There is no way it will deploy with the air bag light on, when I say deploy I mean it won't go off accidentally.
There are sensors in the bumpers and frame. An impact of 5 miles per hour or above will deploy them.jd
That depends on what you crash into . A solid wall with no " give " or another vehicle The force of the impact has to be great enough for the impact sensor to require the airbag to inflate
The vehicle has to be traveling above a certain speed for the air bag to deploy. I believe it is 35 mph. It could be more.