Table of Content

SRS Airbag System Components



  1. Front Impact Sensor
  2. Knee Airbag
  3. Front Passenger’s Airbag
  4. Side Impact Sensor (Front Door)
  5. Passenger Seat OCS Sensor
  6. Side Impact Sensor
  7. Side Airbag (Seat-mounted)
    Note: Center airbag included in Europe models only.
  8. Passenger Airbag Status Indicator (Overhead Console)
  9. Curtain Airbag
  10. Front Driver’s Airbag
  11. Restraint Control Module
  12. Airbag SRS Warning Indicator
  13. Active Hood Hinge
    Note: This may not be available in all regions.
  14. Front Pressure Sensor
Note: The illustration shows approximate airbag locations.

Airbag Safety Information

Warning: Even with airbags, the driver and occupants must always wear their seat belts to minimize the risk of severe injury or death in the event of a collision.
Warning: Airbags inflate with considerable speed and force. To reduce the risk of injuries, ensure that all occupants are wearing seat belts and are correctly seated, with seats positioned as far back from any front airbags, as possible.
Warning: Never use a child safety seat or seat young children on a seat with an operational airbag in front of it. Doing so can cause serious injury or death if the airbag deploys.
Warning: Keep hands, feet, arms, and legs away from where airbags deploy to prevent interference with their deployment.
Warning: Contact Lucid first if you are planning to modify your vehicle for a person with disabilities in a way that may affect the airbag system. See Contacting Lucid Motors.

Airbag Safety Labels

Airbag safety labels are on the sun visors for the driver and front passenger.

How the Airbags Work

Warning: The airbags are a supplemental restraint system, providing additional protection only in certain types of collisions; they do not replace the need to wear a seat belt.
Warning: Occupants not properly positioned and restrained in designated seating positions are at a high risk of death or serious injury in the event of airbag deployment.
Warning: Do not use a child restraint on a seat with an operational airbag in front of it. There is a risk of death or serious injury if the airbag deploys.

Airbags inflate when sensors detect an impact that exceeds deployment thresholds. These thresholds are designed to predict the severity of a crash in time for the airbags to help protect the vehicle's occupants.

Airbags instantly inflate with considerable force, accompanied by a loud noise. The inflated airbag and the worn seat belts limit the occupants' movement to reduce the risk of injury.

The front airbags are not designed to inflate as a result of:

  • Rear Collisions
  • Vehicle Rollover
  • Low Speed Front Impacts
  • Side Impacts
  • Driving Over Bumps or Potholes

Therefore, significant superficial damage can occur to the vehicle without the airbags inflating; or conversely, a relatively small amount of not easily visualized structural damage can cause airbags to inflate.

Types of Airbags

Front Airbags

The front airbags are designed to protect the head and chest of the driver and front passenger from impact with the steering wheel and dashboard panel components.

The front airbags fitted to your vehicle are advanced airbags. This type of airbag is designed to reduce airbag-related injuries to small-stature adults.

An occupancy sensor is built into the front passenger seat. If the sensor detects the weight of an infant or small child, the system will automatically turn off the passenger’s front airbag. However, Lucid does not recommend that you seat an infant or small child in the front passenger seat. See Guidelines for Seating Children.

No objects should be placed over or near the airbag on the instrument panel because the object could cause harm if the vehicle is in a crash.

Note: If there is no front seat passenger detected, the passenger front airbag will not activate. See Front Passenger Seat Occupant Classification System (OCS).

Side Airbags

Note: Some of the information provided may vary based on your region or specific vehicle trim. Follow the instructions that are relevant to your specific configuration.
Warning: Maintain a gap between the side of the vehicle and the torso; this enables correct inflation of the seat-mounted side airbags.
Warning: Do not use seat covers or accessory seat covers on a front seat, because they will prevent the side airbag from correctly deploying in an accident. If in doubt, contact a Lucid Service Center.
Warning: Lucid recommends that a Lucid Service Center performs all repairs. Incorrectly performed repairs to the side airbag system could impair function and lead to serious injury or death.
Note: Airbags are region-specific and based on your vehicle configuration.

The side airbags are designed to protect the thorax region of the torso and pelvis, and only deploys in the event of a severe side impact. They do not inflate as a result of frontal or rear impacts. The airbags on the non-impacted side of the vehicle do not deploy.

Knee Airbags



The knee airbags are designed to work in conjunction with the deployment of the front airbags. When deployed, the knee airbags limit the forward motion of the driver or front passenger by restricting leg movement, thereby positioning the occupant so that the front airbags work more effectively.

Curtain Airbags

Warning: Occupants should not lean their heads against doors. In the event of a collision, the curtain airbag will deploy from the headliner and may cause injury.
Warning: Never hang or attach heavy objects from the grab handles on the headliner. The hooks are for lightweight garments (not for hard objects).
Warning: For the curtain airbags to correctly deploy, the roof lining and A-pillar trim must be undamaged. Any damage should be referred to a Lucid Service Center for inspection.

The curtain airbags are designed to protect the head in severe frontal crashes with a lateral component, severe side impacts, or rollovers. They do not inflate in all frontal impacts and do not inflate alone in a rear impact.

Note: Curtain airbags can help prevent occupants from being thrown from the vehicle in the event of a vehicle rollover.

Obstruction of Airbags

Warning: Do not allow passengers to obstruct the operation of the airbags by placing their feet, knees, any other part of the body, or any other objects in contact with, or in close proximity to, an airbag module.
Warning: Front seat occupants should not place extremities including hands, arms, feet or legs against the dashboard area. An inflating airbag can cause fractures or other serious injuries.
Warning: Do not attach or position items on an airbag cover that could interfere with the inflation of the airbag or propel inside your vehicle and injure occupants.
Warning: Never place any body parts over an airbag cover as a deploying airbag can cause serious injuries.

For the airbags to correctly deploy, obstructions cannot intervene between an airbag and the occupant.

The following are examples of the type of obstructions that could impede the correct operation of airbags or jeopardize personal safety in the event of an airbag deployment:

  • Accessories attached to or obscuring an airbag cover (for example, attached to the roof lining, door pillar trim, or the front seat backrests)
  • Items of hand luggage, or other objects placed on an airbag cover
  • Feet, knees, or any other part of the anatomy in contact with, or in close proximity to, an airbag cover
  • Head, arms, or any part of the anatomy in contact with, or in close proximity to, a seat-mounted side airbag
  • Objects (such as items of clothing) hanging from the handles attached to the headliner
  • Objects (such as items of clothing or cushions) draped over the part of the front seat containing the airbag
  • Seat covers/accessory seat covers over a front seat; in particular, seat covers that have not been designed for use with seat-mounted side airbags
    Note: If in doubt, consult your Lucid Service Center.

Front Passenger Seat Occupant Classification System (OCS)

Warning: Lucid strongly advises against seating a child on the front passenger seat, even if the passenger airbag is off. All occupants age 12 and under should ride in the rear seats. See Child Safety Locks.
Warning: For the OCS to function as intended, the full weight of the front seat passenger should always be directly centered on the seat cushion. The passengers should not redistribute their weights to the armrest, center console, floor, backrest, or in any other way that reduces pressure on the seat cushion. The passenger should not place anything (such as, a cushion) between themselves and the seat that could cause OCS to disable the front passenger's airbag.

Deployment of the front passenger airbag is not always beneficial for small or lower-weight occupants and could be harmful to children/infants in restraint systems.

The front passenger seat is fitted with an occupancy sensor that controls the status of the front passenger airbag based on the position and weight of the occupant.

Note: The occupancy sensor system only controls the deployment of the front passenger airbags and passenger side airbag. It does not affect the deployment of the seat belt pre-tensioner or the passenger curtain airbag.

The occupancy sensor system meets the regulatory requirement of FMVSS 208 and automatically detects when deployment of the front passenger airbag may be unnecessary or potentially harmful.



A status message on the overhead console indicates whether the front passenger airbag is currently off.

You should always check whether the passenger airbag status indicator shows the correct status for the current seat occupancy.

If you think the passenger airbag status is incorrect, check for the following:

  • Objects lodged underneath the seat
  • Objects wedged between the seat cushion and the center console
  • Objects hanging off the back off the seat
  • Cargo interference with the seat
  • Rear-seat passengers pushing or pulling on the front passenger seat

Any of the conditions listed above may cause the occupancy sensor to incorrectly interpret the weight of the occupant or object as either heavier or lighter than the real weight.

Front Passenger Seat OCS Status Indicator

Depending on the input received from the occupancy sensor, the passenger airbag status indicator operates as follows:

Front Passenger Seat OccupancyPassenger Airbag StatusPassenger Airbag Status IndicatorAirbag SRS Warning Indicator
Completely Empty/ Low-Weight Object*1DeactivatedOFF-
Child Restraint Seat with InfantDeactivated*2OFF-
ChildDeactivated*3OFF-
AdultActivated*4

ON

-
System MalfunctionDeactivatedOFFON

*1 A low-weight object or occupant is classified as weighing less than 52 lb (23.5 kg). The movement of a low-weight occupant or object while your vehicle is in motion may cause the status indicator to occasionally switch states.

*2 Never install a rear-facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat. A forward-facing child restraint system should only be installed on the front passenger seat when it is unavoidable.

*3 For some children (a child in a seat, booster seat, or convertible seat), the system may not recognize them as a child. Factors that may affect this can be the physique or posture.

*4 The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sits in the front passenger seat, the system may not recognize them as adults, depending on their physique and posture.

Note: It is possible to receive an intermittent indicator status with an empty seat. This is part of the system's behavior and it does not affect the status of the front passenger airbags. However, if the status indicator is not permanently illuminated when the seat is empty, immediately contact a Lucid Service Center.

If you still believe that the airbag status indicator is incorrect, have your passenger ride in the rear of the vehicle and contact a Lucid Service Center to have the system checked.

Front Passenger Seat OCS Precautions

Warning: Failure to observe the following precautions regarding the front passenger OCS may cause death or serious injury:
  • Wear the seat belt properly; see Wearing Seat Belts.
  • Make sure that the front passenger's seat belt latch plate is not inserted into the buckle before someone sits in the front passenger seat.
  • If an adult is seated in the front passenger seat and the PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator is displayed, ask the passenger to sit up straight, well back in the seat, with their feet on the floor and the seat belt worn correctly. If the PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator remains displayed, ask the passenger to move to a rear seat or move the front passenger seat fully rearward. In either case, contact a Lucid Service Center to help correct the issue.
  • Child restraint systems installed on the rear seat should not contact the front passenger seat back.
  • Do not recline the front passenger seat so far back that it contacts a rear seat or an object in the rear of the vehicle while the vehicle is in motion. This may cause the PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator to be displayed. Return the seat back to a position where it does not touch the seat or object. Keep the front passenger seat back as upright as possible when the vehicle is moving. Reclining the seat back may lessen the effectiveness of the seat belt system.
  • Make sure the PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator is not displayed when using a seat belt extender for the front passenger. If the PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator is displayed, disconnect the latch plate from the seat belt buckle and reconnect the seat belt. If you continue to use the seat belt extender while the PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator is displayed, the airbags for the front passenger will not correctly activate. This could cause death or serious injury in the event of a collision.
  • Do not apply a heavy load to the front passenger seat.
  • Do not put objects underneath the front passenger seat.
  • Do not allow rear seat passengers to put weight on the front passenger seat by putting their hands or feet on the seat back.
  • Do not let a rear passenger push the front passenger seat with their legs.
  • Do not allow a passenger to kick the front passenger seat or subject it to a severe impact. This could cause the Airbag SRS warning indicator to be displayed and prevent the system from operating correctly in an impact. Contact a Lucid Service Center if the warning indicator is displayed.
  • Do not modify or remove the front seats.
  • Do not modify, cover, or replace the upholstery on the front seat.

Effects of Airbag Inflation

Warning: When airbags deploy, a fine powder is normally released. This powder can cause irritation. Thoroughly flush the powder from the eyes and skin, including any cuts or abrasions. The powder may aggravate asthma for some people.
Warning: Following inflation, some airbag components are hot. Do not touch the airbag components until they have cooled.

After inflation, the airbags deflate to provide a gradual cushioning effect and to clear the driver’s field of vision.

If airbags inflate or your vehicle has been in a collision, always have the airbags, seat belt, and all associated components checked and (if necessary) replaced by Lucid.

Safety Features

Along with the inflation of the airbags, the following also occurs to assist you and any recovery personnel:

  • Doors Unlock
  • Hazard Warning Lights Turn On
  • Interior Lights Turn On
  • High-Voltage Power is Isolated

Airbag SRS Warning Indicator

You will be alerted of an airbag system malfunction with a red warning indicator on the Glass Cockpit.

The components monitored by the system include:

  • Airbag Modules
  • Seat Belt Pre-Tensioners
  • Airbag Diagnostic Control Unit
  • Crash Sensors
  • Airbag Wiring Harnesses
  • Seat Occupancy Sensors
  • Seat Belt Buckle Sensors

When the vehicle is on, the airbag control unit monitors the readiness of the system’s electrical circuits.

You should contact a Lucid Service Center if the warning indicator:

  • Fails to illuminate when the vehicle starts
  • Fails to extinguish within approximately six seconds after the vehicle starts
  • Illuminates while driving the vehicle

Airbag Service Information

Warning: Do not attempt to service, repair, replace, or modify any part of the airbag system. This includes wiring or components in the vicinity of the airbag components. Doing so may cause the system to trigger or render the system inoperative, either of which may result in death or serious injury.
Warning: Any notable damage to airbag components or covers (for example, tears, burns, holes, chemical or detergent damage, or previous accidental damage), however produced, may cause the airbag module(s) to fail. Make sure a Lucid Service Center repairs or replaces any damaged components.
Warning: If you need to dispose an airbag or seat belt pre-tensioner, contact a Lucid Service Center. Incorrect disposal procedures could cause personal injury.