Fiat 500 ABARTH CABRIO 2017, User Manual

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WARNING!
Ignoring the Air Bag Warning Light in your instrument panel could mean you
won’t have the air bag system to protect you in a collision. If the light does not
come on as a bulb check when the ignition is first turned on, stays on after you
start the vehicle, or if it comes on as you drive, have an authorized dealer service
the air bag system immediately.
Front Air Bags
This vehicle has front air bags and lap/shoulder belts for both the driver and front
passenger. The front air bags are a supplement to the seat belt restraint systems.
The driver front air bag is mounted in the center of the steering wheel. The passen-
ger front air bag is mounted in the instrument panel, above the glove compartment.
The words “SRS AIRBAG” or “AIRBAG” are embossed on the air bag covers.
WARNING!
• Being too close to the steering wheel or instrument panel during front air bag
deployment could cause serious injury, including death. Air bags need room
to inflate. Sit back, comfortably extending your arms to reach the steering
wheel or instrument panel.
• ever place a rear-facing child restraint in front of an air bag. A deploying pas-
senger front air bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years or
younger, including a child in a rear-facing child restraint.
• Only use a rear-facing child restraint in a vehicle with a rear seat.
Front Air Bag/Knee Bolster
Locations
1 — Driver And Passenger Front Air Bags
2 — Passenger Knee Impact Bolster
3 — Driver Knee Impact Bolster/
Supplemental Driver Knee Air Bag
GETTING STARTED
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