Lancia Ypsilon, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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103
CORRECT
USE OF
THE CAR
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
SAFETY
DEVICES
FRONT AND SIDE
AIR BAGS
The car is fitted with front air bags for
the driver and passenger and window
bags (protection device for the head);
side bags as optional.
The front air bag (driver and passen-
ger) has been designed to protect the
occupants in the event of head-on
crashes of medium-high severity, by
placing the cushion between the oc-
cupant and the steering wheel or
dashboard.
Front air bags are designed to protect
car’s occupants in front crashes and
therefore non-activation in other types
of collisions (side collisions, rear
shunts, roll-overs, etc.) is not a system
malfunction.
In case of front crash, an electronic
control unit, when required, triggers
the inflation of the cushion according
to the severity of the collision. The
cushion immediately inflates, placing
itself as a protection between the body
of the front occupants and the struc-
ture that could cause injuries. Imme-
diately after, the cushion deflates.
The front air bag (driver and passen-
ger) is not a replacement of but com-
plementary to the use of belts, which
should always be worn, as specified
by law in Europe and most non-Eu-
ropean countries.
In case of crash, a person not wearing
the seat belt moves forward and may
come into contact with the cushion
while it is still inflating. Under this
circumstance the protection offered
by the air bag is reduced.
Front air bag may not be activated in
the following situations:
❒
in collisions against highly de-
formable objects not affecting the
vehicle front surface (e.g. bumper
collision against guard rail, etc.);
❒
car wedging under other vehicles or
protective barriers (for example un-
der a truck or guard rail); as it of-
fers no additional protection com-
pared with the seat belts, conse-
quently, it would be pointless.
Therefore, failure to come into ac-
tion in the above circumstances
does not mean that the system is
not working properly.
Please don’t apply stickers
or other objects to the
steering wheel, to the air-bag cover
on the passenger's side or on the
side roof lining to the upholstery on
the roof side. Don’t place objects on
the dashboard passenger’s side
(such as mobile phones) because
they could tamper with the correct
opening of the passenger’s air-bag
and than cause serious injuries to
the vehicle occupants.
WARNING
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