Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 05:33:19 GMT From: Rob Levandowski <roblnopsamhiz.com> Subject: Re: 9-5 Passenger Airbag - how to disable?
In article <b7erb2$7iua$1nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de>, davehinznopsamcop.net wrote: > dashboard of course. Some folks aren't aware that they're packed in a > cornstarch or similar powder (to keep them from sticking together during > the years of non-use), and when this comes out they think the car is on > fire. It's pretty dusty, and can irritate the eyes, but it's not smoke. > I don't think enough people know what to expect with airbags; when they > deploy, when they don't, how quickly they'll deflate, that sort of thing. Exactly so. As I was going back into the car to retrieve my belongings, get the insurance papers, etc., a few bystanders kept trying to get me away. "It's on fire!" "No, it's not." "Can't you see the smoke?" "That's not smoke. It's airbag residue." "It looks like smoke to me!" "*sigh* Whatever..." thinking to myself: "Does no one RTFM anymore?" The nasty thing was my jacket, etc. was coated with the residue. As I understand it, the residue is essentially soap, created by chemical reaction in the inflation process. -- Rob Levandowski roblnopsamhiz.com (Opinions expressed are solely my own and not a statement from my employer)
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