Polestar 2 2020, Manual

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WARNING
• The seatbelts and airbags interact. If
the belt is not used or is used incor-
rectly, this may diminish the protection
provided by the airbag in the event of a
collision.
To minimise the risk of injury if the air-
bag deploys, passengers must sit as
upright as possible with their feet on
the floor and backs against the back-
rest.
• Contact Polestar Support for repairs.
Defective work in the airbag system
could cause malfunction and result in
serious personal injury.
Passenger airbag
As a supplement to the seatbelts, the vehicle is
equipped with an airbag on the passenger side
in the front seat.
Passenger side front airbag.
In the event of a frontal collision, the airbag
helps to protect the head, neck, face and chest
of the passenger as well as the knees and legs.
A sufficiently violent collision trips the sensors
and the airbag is inflated. The airbag cushions
the initial collision impact for the occupant. The
airbag deflates when compressed by the colli-
sion. When this occurs, smoke escapes into the
car. This is completely normal. The entire proc-
ess, including inflation and deflation of the air-
bag, occurs within tenths of a second.
Passenger airbag location
The airbag is folded up into a compartment
above the glovebox. Its cover panel is marked
AIRBAG .
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