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SAFETY DEVICES
W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
SIDE AIR BAGS
(Side bag)
The car is provided with front side bags to
increase protection of driver’ and passen-
ger’s chest and pelvis zone.
Side bags protect car occupants from
side crashes of medium-high severity, by
placing the cushion between the occu-
pant and the internal parts of the side
structure of the car.
Non-activation of side bags in other
types of collisions (front collisions, rear
shunts, roll-overs, etc...) is not a system
malfunction.
In case of side crash, an electronic con-
trol unit, when required triggers the in-
flation of the cushion. The cushion im-
mediately inflates, placing itself as a pro-
tection, between the occupant’s body
and the structure that could cause in-
juries. Immediately after, the cushion de-
flates.
Side air bags are not a replacement of
but complementary to the belts, which
you are recommended to always wear,
as specified by law in Europe and most
non-European countries.
SIDE BAGS - CHEST AND
PELVIS ZONE PROTECTION
They are composed by two types of in-
stant inflation cushions and are housed
in the back rest of the front seats
fig. 14 . The task of the side air bags
is to increase protection of the occu-
pants’ chest and pelvis zone in the event
of a side crash of medium-high severity.
IMPORTANT When the airbag in-
flates it emits a small amount of dusts.
These dusts are harmless and is not the
beginning of a fire; then the unfold cush-
ion surface and the car interiors can be
covered by a dusty remains: this dust
can irritate skin and eyes. In case of con-
tact, wash yourself using neutral soap
and water.
A0G0093m
fig. 14
Expiration dates of pyrotechnic charge
and coil contact are indicated on the la-
bel located on the driver’s door. As these
dates approach, contact Alfa Romeo Au-
thorized Services for replacement.
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