Maserati Quattroporte Automatic, Owner'S Manual

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Front and side airbags
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The vehicle is equipped with 6 airbags
(2 front and 4 lateral ones) and
electronically-operated pretensioners
for all of the seat belts except the rear
central one.
The system components are the
following:
1) Electronic control unit
2) Passenger’s front airbag
3) Passenger’s airbag deactivation
switch (where available)
4) Passenger’s front seat belt
pretensioner
5) Passenger’s lateral airbag (side bag)
6) Passenger-side satellite crash sensor
7) Passenger-side window bag
8) Driver-side window bag
9) Driver’s lateral airbag (side bag)
10) Driver-side satellite crash sensor
11) Driver’s front seat belt
pretensioner
12) Airbag system failure warning light
13) Passenger’s airbag off warning
light
14) Driver’s front airbag
15) Clock Spring
16) Diagnostic socket
17) Left-hand rear pretensioner
18) Right-hand rear pretensioner.
Front airbags
The front airbags (driver’s and
passenger’s) are safety devices which
activate in the event of a head-on
collision.
They consist of an instantaneously
inflating airbag contained in a special
housing:
– in the centre 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 front airbags (driver’s and
passenger’s) are safety devices
designed to protect the occupants in
the event of head-on collisions of
medium-high severity. They act by
placing a cushion (airbag) between the
occupant and the steering wheel or
the dashboard.
In the event of a collision, an ECU
processes the deceleration signals
detected by the MSP system and
activates, when necessary, airbag
deployment.
The airbag deploys almost
instantaneously, placing itself between
the front passengers and potentially
harmful parts of the vehicle. The
airbags deflate immediately
afterwards.
In the event of a collision, any
occupants not wearing their
seat belt will be thrown
forward and will come into contact
with the airbag before it is fully
inflated. n) can be engaged. the event
of a collision, any occupants not
wearing their seat belt will be thrown
forward and will come into contact
with the airbag before it is fully
inflated. nn) can be engaged. The
front airbags (driver’s and passenger’s)
are not a substitute for the seat belts
but rather act in combination with
them. As a consequence, the seat belts
must always be worn as provided for
by applicable legislation in Europe and
in most non-European countries.
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