Maserati 3500 Vignale spyder, Owner'S Manual

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Front and side airbags
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The vehicle is equipped with 4 airbags
(2 frontal and 2 side) and
electronically-operated pretensioners.
The system components connected to
the ECU are as follows:
1) Electronic Control Unit
2) Driver's frontal airbag
3) Passenger's frontal airbag
4) Airbag cut-out switch (not included
on the US version)
5) Driver's side airbag
6) Passenger's side airbag
7) Left-hand seat belt pretensioner
8) Right-hand seat belt pretensioner
9) Left-hand satellite sensor
10) Right-hand satellite sensor
11) Air bag system failure warning
light
Front airbags
The frontal airbags (for the driver and
passenger) are safety devices which
intervene in the event of a head-on
collision.
It consists of an instantaneously
inflating bag contained in a special
housing:
– in the center of the steering wheel
on the driver side;
– in the dashboard and with a larger
size bag (full size airbag) on the
passenger side.
The frontal airbags (for the driver and
passenger) are safety devices designed
to protect the occupants in the event
of a medium or high intensity head-on
collision, which act by placing a
cushion (bag) between the occupant
and the steering wheel or the
instrument panel dashboard.
In the event of a collision, an ECU
processes signals from a deceleration
sensor and triggers, whenever
necessary, the inflation of the bag.
The bag inflates instantaneously
between the front passengers and
potentially harmful structures. The
bag deflates immediately afterwards.