Fiat 124 Spider, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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HOW THE SRS AIR BAGS
WORK
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Your vehicle is equipped with the
following types of SRS air bags. SRS air
bags are designed to work together
with the seat belts to help to reduce
injuries during an accident. The SRS air
bags are designed to provide further
protection for passengers in addition to
the seat belt functions. Be sure to wear
seat belts properly.
Seat Belt Pretensioners
The seat belt pretensioners are
designed to deploy in moderate or
severe frontal, near frontal collisions. In
addition, during a side collision, the
pretensioner operates on the side in
which the collision occurs. The
pretensioners operate differently
depending on what types of air bags
are equipped. For details on the seat
belt pretensioner operation, refer to the
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria
Driver Air Bag
The driver's air bag is mounted in the
steering wheel fig. 74.
When air bag crash sensors detect a
frontal impact of greater than moderate
force, the driver's air bag inflates quickly
helping to reduce injury mainly to the
driver's head or chest caused by
directly hitting the steering wheel. For
more details about air bag deployment,
refer to "SRS Air Bag deployment
criteria" in this chapter.
Passenger Air Bag
(Single stage)
The passenger air bag is mounted in
the passenger dashboard fig. 75.
The inflation mechanism for the
passenger air bag is the same as the
driver's air bag, as mentioned above.
For more details about air bag
deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag
deployment criteria" in this chapter.
In addition, the passenger air bag is
designed to only deploy when the
passenger occupant classification
sensor detects a passenger sitting on
the passenger's seat. For more details
about air bag deployment, refer to
"SRS Air Bag deployment criteria" in
this chapter.
Side Air Bags
The side air bags are mounted in the
outer sides of the seat backs fig. 76.
When the air bag crash sensors detect
a side impact of greater than moderate
force, the system inflates the side air
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