Lancia Lybra, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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A passenger not wearing
the seat belt may crash
into the bag before it is
fully inflated. In this case, the pro-
tection is considerably decreased.
The airbag, as a consequence, is
not a replacement for the use of
seat belts but rather a comple-
ment. We recommend that seat
belts are worn at all times as pre-
scribed by legislation in Europe
and most other countries world-
wide.
In the event of front collisions at low
speed, the restraining action of the
seat belts is sufficient and the airbag
is not inflated.
For impacts against very deformable
or mobile objects (traffic sign poles,
heaps of gravel or snow, parked vehi-
cles), rear impacts (e.g. a car crash-
ing into the back), side impacts, wedg-
ing under other vehicles or barriers
(e.g. under a truck or guard rail), the
airbag does not offer additional pro-
tection with respect to the seat belts
and may even be undesirable.
The fact that the airbag is not trig-
gered in these situations, this does not
signify a malfunction.
PASSENGER’S FRONT AIRBAG
The passenger’s airbag was designed
and calibrated to protect a person
wearing seat belts.
When fully inflated, the bag will fill
most of the space between the dash-
board and the passenger.
SEVERE DANGER:
If the car has a
passenger’s airbag,
do not place the child restraint seat
on the front seat. If required, always
deactivate the passenger’s front
airbag when a child seat is placed on
the front seat. Although it may not be
prescribed by law, we recommend
reactivating the airbag as soon as it
is no longer necessary to carry chil-
dren to provide better protection to
adult passengers.
A I
R B A G
Warning light
F
indi-
cates also warning light
¬
failure. This is indicated
by intermittent flashing, over 4
seconds, of warning light
F
. In
this event, warning light
¬
could
be not up to indicate restraint sys-
tem failures, if any. Stop the car
and contact Lancia Dealership to
have the system checked.