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Used Toyota Avensis Crash Sensor
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About Crash Sensor
The Avensis Toyota crash sensor is a clever electronic sensor which detects when the vehicle has crashed and which area is damaged. This information is used to decide if and when the vehicle restraint and safety systems, such as seatbelt tensioners and airbags, are activated.
There are several different types of crash sensor which monitor and measure factors such as sudden deceleration and the speed of the wheels and brake pressure upon impact, and this vital information is sent to the Avensis Toyota airbag control unit ECU, which is the control centre of the airbag and automatic vehicle restraint system. Situated towards the front of the vehicle in the frontal impact/crush zone, the intelligent crash sensor can detect what type of collision has occurred, the angle at which the vehicle collided and how extreme the impact is. The Avensis Toyota airbag control unit ECU will determine if it needs to implement the activation of airbags as well as deciding if functions such as automatic seat belt and door lock are put into place. This all happens within a matter of milliseconds of impact.
Essentially, the Avensis Toyota crash sensor works with the airbag system and the ECU to ensure the vehicle's crucial safety devices function effectively and are deployed at the point they are needed.
The Avensis Toyota airbag control unit ECU will regularly carry out routine diagnostic checks of the crash sensors and, if it picks up a fault, the air bag system warning light will illuminate on the dashboard. Once the airbag system warning light illuminates the system usually becomes inactive, which means that, if you have a crash, safety systems such as the airbags won't work. It is therefore vital to address the problem as soon as possible. If the crash sensor has suffered damage in a crash, or there's a fault with the electrical contacts in the sensor it will need to be replaced. Fitting the Avensis Toyota crash sensor will ensure this part will be compatible with the make and model of your vehicle.
Toyota Avensis trivia
- The seats in a Toyota Avensis have a Shearing’s coach-style trim, which means that they are resistant to dog hair (perfect for when you want to take your furry family members for a day out).
- What Car? gave the Toyota Avensis an 82.3% reliability rating, slightly higher than the Toyota RAV4. That’s because although 19% of Avensis owners have reported a fault of some kind, these are largely related to bodywork, so the car was still driveable.
- The name for the first generation Toyota Avensis in Argentina is the Toyota Corona!
- The Toyota Avensis won’t just get you to the shops and back on a tank of petrol. It’s also been driven from Lands End to John O’Groats on a single tank! The journey also took the time to go off-route and visited the Toyota Burnaston manufacturing plant. The trip took three days and averaged well over 70mpg.
- Students at a school in Flint, Wales, were given a Toyota Avensis to learn more about car design. Toyota donated the Avensis so that it could be used by the technology department.