Fiat 500c 2017, User Manual

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Front Air Bags
This vehicle has front air bags and lap/shoulder belts for both the driver and front pas-
senger
. 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 passenger front air bag
is mounted in the instrument panel, above the glove compartment
.
The words “SRS AIR-
BAG” 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 in-
flate . Sit back, comfortably extending your arms to reach the steering wheel or
instrument panel .
• Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of an air bag . A deploying passen-
ger 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 .
Driver And Passenger Front Air Bag Features
The Advanced Front Air Bag system has multistage driver and front passenger air bags
.
This system provides output appropriate to the severity and type of collision as deter-
mined by the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC), which may receive information from
the front impact sensors (if equipped) or other system components
.
Front Air Bag And Knee Bolster Locations
1 — Driver And Passenger Front Air Bags
2 — Passenger Knee Impact Bolster
3 — Driver Knee Impact Bolster/
Supplemental Driver Side Knee Air Bag
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