nice to see that someone recalled that post.

"air"bag has always been a euphemism[spin, if you will].

sodium azide was the orignal propellant. i think it remains the propellant.

it is carcinogenic, teratogenic.

in one part of my vocation, i function as a forensic metallurgist. sodium azide is a toxic chemical that is used to qualitatively determine the presence of sulfides. typically used to suggest the attack of hydrogen sulfide on oilfield equipment[packers, drill string, line pipe, etc].

one of the things i have noticed on my 126's is that the vinyl steering wheel cover of the sodium azide bag began to crack out. according to the benz zone rep a decade ago, he attributed this to sodium azide attacking the vinyl - and the only fix available was to replace the bag and the steering wheel.

i shall rely on my seat belts.

the best thing i ever did was remove the passenger side sodium azide bag on my '95 e320 cab and replace it with the glove box that was standard in europe.

i like to think that i have the only 1995 e320 cab in north america with a real glove box. and the original center console.

so it goes...