SAIC MOTOR MG HS, Manual

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Seats & Restraints
IMPORTANT
• Airbags can not protect lower body parts of
passengers.
• Airbags are not designed for rear collision, minor
frontal or side impacts, or if the vehicle overturns;
nor will it operate as a result of heavy braking.
• Deployment and retraction of the frontal and side
airbags takes place very quickly and will not protect
against the effects of secondary impacts that may
occur.
• When an airbag inflates, a fine powder is released.
This is not an indication of a malfunction, however,
the powder may cause irritation to the skin and
should be thoroughly flushed from the eyes and any
cuts or abrasions of the skin.
• After inflation, front and side airbags deflate
immediately. This provides a gradual cushioning
effect for the occupant and also ensures that the
driver's forward vision is not obscured.
Front Airbags
NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint
on a seat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG
in front of it, DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to
the CHILD can occur.
Front seat passengers should not place feet,
knees or any other part of the body in contact
with, or in close proximity to a front airbag.
In extreme cases driving on very uneven
surfaces may cause airbag deployment.
Please take extra care when driving on
uneven roads.
Airbags are designed to deploy during serious impacts, the
following conditions may cause airbag deployment.
• A frontal collision with unmovable or non deformable
solid objects at a high speed.
• Conditions that can cause serious chassis damage, such
as a collision with kerbstones, road edges, deep ravines
or holes.
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