CITROEN 2012 C-ELYSEE - Lateral Airbags

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Safety
L
ateral airba
g
s
Deplo
y
ment
The lateral airba
g
s are deplo
y
ed unilaterall
y
in the event
of a serious side impact applied to all or part of the side
i
mpact zone
B
, perpen
di
cu
l
ar to t
h
e
l
on
gi
tu
di
na
l
centre
li
ne
o
f
the vehicle on a horizontal plane and directed
f
rom the
ou
t
s
i
de
t
o
w
a
r
ds
th
e
in
s
i
de
of
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
.
The lateral airba
g
contributes towards the protection o
f
the
f
ront occu
p
ant o
f
the vehicle, between the lower thorax
a
n
d
th
e
h
ead
.
Sy
stem which protects the driver and
f
ront
p
assen
g
er in the event o
f
a serious side impact
in order to limit the risk o
f
in
j
ur
y
to the chest,
between the hip and the shoulder.
Each lateral airba
g
is fitted in the seat backrest
frame
,
door side.
Impact detection zones
A
.
Front impact zone.
B
.
Side impact zone.
I
f
this warnin
g
lamp comes on in the
i
nstrument pane
l
, accompan
i
e
d
by
an
audible signal and a message in the
screen, contact a CITROËN dealer
or a qualified workshop to have the
s
y
stem checked. The airba
g
s ma
y
no
l
on
g
er be deplo
y
ed in the event of a
serious impact.
Operatin
g
fault
In the event o
f
a minor im
p
act or bum
p
o
n th
e
s
i
de
of
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
o
r i
f
th
e
vehicle rolls over, the airba
g
ma
y
not be
deplo
y
ed.
In the event of a rear or front collision,
the airba
g
is not deplo
y
ed.