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Brief description

Brief description

The SRS (Supplementary Restraint System) is a complement to the car's seat belts and substantially improves the level of protection in the event of a serious head-on collision.

Saab 9-5 is equipped with a driver airbag as well as side airbags and seat-belt tensioners on both the driver and passenger sides. A passenger airbag is offered as a factory-mounted option. In certain markets, passenger airbags come as standard equipment.

The airbag on the driver's side is mounted in the centre of the steering wheel while the passenger airbag is located in the dashboard above the glovebox. The side airbags are positioned inside the backrest upholstery fabric on the outside of the front seats. The seat-belt tensioners are incorporated in the B-pillars.

The entire system is managed by a control module which senses when a collision occurs and sends a current pulse to the electric detonators. The detonators activate the gas generators and the airbags are inflated.

The seat belts for the front seats are equipped with pyrotechnical tensioners which tighten the belts in the event of a collision.

A knee shield is fitted under the dashboard on the driver's side to prevent the driver from submarining in the event of a collision. A similar knee shield is fitted on the passenger side on US and CA specification cars having a passenger airbag.

Knee shield


The knee shield is screwed to the steering column member and made of foam plastic, sheet metal and aluminium. Together with the lower section of the dashboard, it absorbs the impact force and reduces injury to the knees as well as preventing the driver from submarining in the event of a head-on collision.

The glovebox lid is reinforced with sheet metal and provides extra protection for the passenger's knees.

In certain markets (e.g. US/CA), cars with a passenger airbag also have a reinforced knee shield on the passenger side.

Steering column assembly


The steering column assembly is fastened to the steering column member by means of three bolts at front and rear. It can be adjusted by vertically and telescopically. The steering column is connected to the power steering gear by a telescopic intermediate shaft fitted with a universal joint.

For reasons of safety the steering column assembly is designed to collapse in the event of a head-on collision. The intermediate shaft will then telescope without stressing the steering column assembly.