ELECTRIC
SYSTEM
FIAT PUNTO TRAINING OUTLINE
Fiat Auto S.p.A.
After Sales Training
Passenger’s side front airbag (where available).
It consists of an instantly inflating cushion held in a
special compartment located in the instrument board (the
cushion volume is greater than the driver’s side cushion).
Safety belts with pretensioner and load limiter:
the sensors that control the airbags also
control the actuation of the safety belt pretensioners. Their function is to recover the belt tape
play (if any) and hold the occupant tight to the vehicle form the very first instants of the
collision, thus reducing the overall displacement of the occupant inside the passenger
compartment. The belts also feature load limiters that reduce the force transmitted by the belts
to the thorax. The load limiters combine, in the front seats, with the airbags to better restrain
the occupants.
Passenger detecting sensor.
This sensor makes it possible to detect the presence of a
passenger and, if necessary, warn the driver that the safety belts have to be fastened, by
emitting a visual and sound signal through the vehicle panel.
Auxiliary, central head-on collision sensor.
The auxiliary deceleration sensor located on
the vehicle’s front structure (ECS – Early Crash Sensor) helps the main electronic control unit
to advance airbag actuation compared with traditional systems, by nullifying the risk of minor
injuries resulting from the airbag actuation phase (this phase shall therefore be completed
before the occupant starts moving forward towards the steering wheel or the dashboard.
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