Seats, Mirrors and Steering Wheel
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Always keep feet in the footwell while driving.
Do not put feet on the dashboard or the seat
area. Do not lean against the inside of the door
or outside the window while the vehicle is
moving.
Objects and load have to be stored securely to
keep from causing injury.
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Do not transport heavy objects on or in front of
the passenger seat. These could impair the
function of the airbags, the safety belts, and
occupant sensing.
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Do not hang objects (e.g., jackets, coats, coat
hangers) over the backrest.
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Objects must not protrude out of the door
storage compartment.
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Do not add any additional coverings or stickers
to the steering wheel or in the area of the
passenger airbag, side airbags, knee airbags,
and head airbags. Doing so may adversely
affect the functioning of the airbag system or
cause harm to the occupants if the airbag
system should deploy.
Do not use protective seat covers.
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No objects should be placed over or near the
airbag on the instrument panel, because any
such objects could cause harm if the vehicle is
in a crash severe enough to cause the airbag
to inflate.
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Give your passenger all of the information in
this chapter.
A modified airbag system cannot offer protection.
They may not trigger or could trigger in an
uncontrolled way. An uncontrolled triggering of the
airbag system can result in serious personal injury
or death.
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Do not modify the seat coverings, since such
changes can block the seat-mounted side
airbag. Do not attach additional cushions,
protective coverings, or pillows to the seats.
Do not affix things to the seats or cover them
with other materials. Do not cover the back of
the backrest. Do not make changes to the
seats, the cushion or foam, the occupant
sensor, and to the seat base frame.
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No changes must be made to the wiring or
components of the airbag system. Doing so
may disable the airbag system or cause
inadvertent inflation.
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Do not install any wiring for electrical
accessory equipment in the vicinity of the
airbag wiring harnesses. Doing so may disable
the airbag system or cause inadvertent
inflation.
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If the warning light comes on, the airbag
system should be repaired immediately by
your authorized Porsche dealer.
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Using accessories not approved by Porsche
can cause the occupant sensing to be
impaired.
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Do not squeeze objects, such as the fire
extinguisher, or first aid kit under the seat.
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Only have seats removed and installed by an
authorized Porsche dealer so that occupant
sensing components will not be damaged.
Information
Airbag components (e.g. steering wheel, door
lining, seats) may be disassembled only by an
authorized Porsche dealer.
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When disposing of a used airbag unit, our
safety instructions must be followed. These
instructions can be obtained at any authorized
Porsche dealer.
Function of the airbag system
Airbags are a supplemental safety system. Your
primary protection comes from your safety belts.
The front airbags are triggered during a frontal
collision of sufficient force and direction.
In the event of a side impact of corresponding
force, the side airbag on the impact side is
triggered.
The inflation process generates the amount of gas
required to fill the airbags at the necessary
pressure in fractions of a second.
Airbags help to protect the head and body, while
simultaneously damping the motion of the driver
and passenger in the impact direction in the event
of a frontal impact or side impact.
In order to help provide protection in severe
collisions which can cause death and serious
injury, airbags must inflate extremely rapidly. Such
high speed inflation has a negative but
unavoidable side effect, which is that it can and
does cause injuries, including facial and arm
abrasions, bruising and broken bones. You can
help minimize such injuries by always wearing your
safety belts.
There are many types of accidents in which
airbags are not expected to deploy. These include
accidents where the airbags would provide no
benefit, such as a rear impact against your
Safe storage of objects
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Modification to airbag
system
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