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ST
AR
TING
AND DRIVING
W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
SER
VICING
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
KNOWING YOUR CAR
SAFETY
In the event of an impact, those not
wearing a seat belt will move forward
and come into contact with the bag
which is still inflating. The protection
offered by the cushion is reduced in such
a case.
Front airbags may not activate in the
following situations:
❒
in collisions against highly deformable
objects not affecting the car front
surface (e.g. bumper collision against
guard rail, etc.);
❒
car wedging under other vehicles or
protective barriers (e.g. trucks or
guard rails).
Failure to activate in the conditions
described above is due to the fact that
they may not provide any additional
protection compared with seat belts, so
their activation would be inappropriate.
In these cases, non-deployment does
not indicate a system malfunction.
The front driver and passenger airbags
are designed and calibrated to best
protect front-seat passengers wearing
seat belts. The volume of the front
airbags at max. inflation fills most of the
space between the steering wheel and
the driver and between the dashboard
and the passenger.
Do not apply stickers or
other objects on the
steering wheel, on the dashboard in
the passenger side airbag area, on
the side upholstery on the roof and
on the seats.
Never put objects (e.g. mobile
phones) on the passenger’s side
dashboard since they could
interfere with correct inflation of
the airbag and also cause serious
injury to the passengers.
WARNING
The airbags are not deployed in the
event of minor front collisions (for
which the restraining action of the seat
belts is sufficient).
Safety belts must always be used. In the
event of frontal crash they ensure the
correct positioning of the occupant.
FRONT AIRBAG ON DRIVER’S
SIDE fig. 12
This consists of an instantly inflating bag
contained in a special recess in the
centre of the steering wheel.
FRONT AIRBAG ON
PASSENGER’S SIDE fig. 13
This consists of an instantly inflating bag
contained in a special recess in the
dashboard: this bag has a larger volume
than that on the driver’s side.
fig. 12
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fig. 13
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