CITROEN 2012 C-ELYSEE - Airbags

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Safety
Airbags
S
y
stem desi
g
ned to maximise the safet
y
of the
occupants in the event of violent collisions. The
a
irba
g
s supplement the action of the force-
limitin
g
seat belts.
I
f
a collision occurs, the electronic detectors
r
ecord and anal
y
se the
f
ront and side impacts
s
usta
i
ne
d
i
n t
h
e
i
m
p
act
d
etect
i
on zones:
- in the case o
f
a serious impact, the airbags
a
re deplo
y
ed instantl
y
and contribute
towards better protection of the occupants
of the vehicle; immediatel
y
after the impact,
the airba
g
s deflate rapidl
y
so that the
y
do not hinder visibilit
y
or the exit of the
occupants,
- in the case o
f
a minor or rear impact or in
c
erta
i
n ro
ll
-over con
di
t
i
ons, t
h
e a
i
r
b
a
g
s
will not be deployed; the seat belt alone
c
ontributes towards providin
g
y
our
p
rotection in these situations.
T
he airba
g
s do not operate when
t
he i
g
nition is switched off
.
This equipment will onl
y
deplo
y
once.
I
f a second impact occurs
(
durin
g
the
s
ame or a subsequent accident
)
, the
a
i
r
b
a
g
w
ill
not
b
e
d
ep
l
o
y
e
d
a
g
a
i
n.
Deplo
y
ment o
f
the airba
g(
s
)
is
a
ccompanied by a slight emission
o
f
smoke and a noise, due to the
a
ctivation of the p
y
rotechnic cartrid
g
e
i
ncorporated in the s
y
stem.
This smoke is not harmful, but sensitive
i
ndividuals ma
y
experience sli
g
ht
i
rr
i
t
a
t
io
n.
The noise o
f
the detonation ma
y
result
i
n a sli
g
ht loss o
f
hearin
g
f
or a short
tim
e
.
I
m
p
act
d
etect
i
on zones
A.
F
ront
i
mpact zone.
B.
S
ide im
p
act zone.
Front airba
g
s
Deplo
y
ment
The airba
g
s are deplo
y
ed simultaneousl
y
, unless
the passen
g
er's front airba
g
is deactivated, in the
e
vent o
f
a serious
f
ront impact to all or part o
f
the
f
ront impact zone
A
, in the lon
g
itudinal centreline o
f
the vehicle on a horizontal
p
lane and directed
f
rom
th
e
f
r
o
nt t
o
th
e
r
ea
r
of
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
.
The
f
ront airba
g
in
f
lates between the thorax and
h
ead of the front occupant of the vehicle and the
s
teerin
g
wheel, driver's side, and the dashboard,
p
assen
g
er's side to cushion their forward
mo
v
e
m
e
nt.
S
ystem which protects the driver and
f
ront
p
assen
g
er in the event o
f
a serious
f
ront impact
in order to limit the risk of in
j
ur
y
to the head and
th
o
r
a
x.
The driver's airba
g
is fitted in the centre of the
s
teerin
g
wheel; the front passen
g
er's airba
g
is
f
itted in the dashboard above the
g
love box.