I-airbag yemoto iyithuluzi lokuvikela elibalulekile ekuvikelweni kokuphepha kwemoto, futhi i-airbag yomshayeli ngokuyisisekelo isiphenduke indinganiso yemoto. Lapho i-airbag yomshayeli esebenza ngokubambisana isebenza, isikhwama somoya sigcwaliswa nge-inflator yegesi, futhi isikhwama somoya sisetshenziswa ngemuva kokwehla kwamandla emali ukuze kufezwe injongo yokuvikela ongaphakathi. Indawo yanamuhla yomshayeli wemoto yamandla entsha izoklama isibonisi esikhulu esigijima kuyo yonke indawo yomshayeli obambisene futhi ephakeme kunobuso bephaneli yensimbi, ethinta ukunwetshwa kwe-airbag.
Umumo nendlela yokugoqa yesikhwama somoya inomthelela omkhulu kumthelela wokunweba, futhi isikhwama somoya kufanele sibe seduze nephaneli yensimbi kanye nesikrini sokubonisa ukuze sizuze umphumela wokuvikela ongcono. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, indlela yokugoqa yesikhwama somoya nayo ibaluleke kakhulu. Njengamanje, i-airbag engu-co-pilot inezindlela ezimbili zokugoqa: eyodwa ukugoqa kwemishini ye-extrusion, okuwukukhama isikhwama somoya egobolondweni ngokulawulwa kwengalo yomshini; Okunye ukugoqa amathuluzi okwenziwa ngesandla, okugoqwa ngesandla ngesihlukanisi.
Ifomu lokugoqa kwemishini ye-extrusion lilinganiselwe, kunzima ukuba nezinguquko ezinkulu, futhi isikhwama somoya sithuthukiswa ngokushesha futhi amandla omthelela makhulu, angakwazi ukuhlangabezana nazo zonke izidingo zokuhlola. Ukugoqa amathuluzi okwenziwa ngesandla kungalungisa isivinini sokunwetshwa kwesikhwama somoya futhi umthelela mncane, isici esikhulu kunazo zonke ukuthi isimo sengqondo sesikhwama somoya singalungiswa ukuze sihlangabezane nezidingo zokushayisana kwamamodeli ahlukene.
