Esimweni sokushayisana, uhlelo lwe-airbag lusebenza kakhulu ukuvikela ukuphepha kwabashayeli nabagibeli.
Njengamanje, uhlelo lwe-airbag luvame ukuqondisa uhlelo lwesikhwama somoya somoya, noma uhlelo oluphindwe kabili lwe-Air Air. Akunandaba ukuthi ijubane liphezulu noma liphansi, isikhwama somoya kanye ne-Seat Belt Pretensisterster Pressteres Act ngasikhathi sinye ngokushayisana kohlelo lwemoto efakwe esikhwameni somoya esilinganiselwe futhi kwandisa izindleko zesondlo eziningi.
Uhlelo lwe-airbag lwe-airbag ezimbili-asebenza ngokuzenzakalelayo lungakhetha ngokuzenzakalelayo ukusebenzisa kuphela isenzo sebhande lesihlalo seBelt Pretner noma ukusebenza kwesihlalo sebhande kanye nokusebenza kwe-airbag okufanayo ngasikhathi sinye ngokuya ngejubane. Ngale ndlela, ngengozi esheshayo, uhlelo lusebenzisa kuphela amabhande esihlalo ukuvikela umshayeli nomgibeli, ngaphandle kokuchitha izikhwama zomoya. Uma ijubane likhulu kune-30km / h engozini, ibhande lesihlalo kanye nesenzo sesikhwama somoya ngasikhathi sinye, ukuze kuvikeleke ukuphepha komshayeli nomgibeli. Isikhwama esikhulu somoya sijikeleza ngesondo lokuqondisa, kuyadingeka ku-coil esondweni lokuqondisa, ngokujikeleza kwesondo lokuqondisa, ngakho-ke ekuxhumekeni kwe-wiring harness, ukushiyelwa i-margin, ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi isondo eliphakathi nendawo, ukuze liqinisekise ukuthi isondo lokuqondisa alikhishwe lapho likhishwe emkhawulweni.