Front air bags
G
Observe Safety notes, see page 37.
Driver’s front air bag
:
and front passenger
front air bag
;
are designed to provide
increased protection for the driver and front
passenger against the risk of injuries to the
head and thorax.
Driver and front passenger front air bag and
driver’s side knee bag are deployed
R
in the event of certain frontal impacts
R
if the system determines that air bag
deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
R
depending on whether the respective seat
belt is in use
R
independently of the side impact air bags
and/or the window curtain air bags
The front air bags in this vehicle have been
designed to inflate in two stages. This allows
the air bags to have different rates of inflation.
The rate of inflation is based on the vehicle
deceleration rate as assessed by the air bag
control unit.
The front passenger front air bag deployment
is additionally influenced by the passenger’s
weight category as identified by the Occupant
Classification System (OCS) (
Y
page 41).
The lighter the front passenger-side
occupant, the higher the vehicle deceleration
rate required for second stage inflation of the
front passenger front air bag.
The air bags will not deploy in impacts which
do not exceed the system’s preset
deployment thresholds. You will then be
protected by the fastened seat belts.
The front air bags will not deploy in the event
of a rollover unless the vehicle’s rate of
longitudinal deceleration or acceleration
exceeds the preset deployment threshold for
the front air bags.
The front passenger front air bag will only be
deployed if
R
the system, based on OCS weight sensor
readings, detects that the front passenger
seat is occupied
R
the
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indicator lamp in the
center console is not lit (
Y
page 41)
R
the impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
Knee bag
Knee bag
=
is designed to provide increased
protection for the driver against the risk of
injuries to the knees, thighs and lower legs.
Knee bag
=
is located on the driver side
lower instrument panel. It is designed to
operate together with the driver front air bag
in certain frontal impacts if the system
determines that air bag deployment can offer
additional protection to that provided by the
seat belt. Knee bag
=
operates best in
conjunction with a properly positioned and
fastened seat belt.
Side impact air bags
G
Observe Safety notes, see page 37.
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