CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Airbags

8
Safety
121
Airbags
Front airba
g
s
S
y
stem which protects the driver and front
passen
g
er in the event of a serious front impact
in order to limit the risk of in
j
ur
y
to the head and
ches
t.
The driver's airba
g
is
f
itted in the centre o
f
the
s
teerin
g
wheel; the
f
ront passen
g
er's airba
g
is
f
itted in the dashboard above the glove box.
D
ep
l
o
y
ment
The airba
g
s are deplo
y
ed, except
f
or the
passen
g
er's
f
ront airba
g
i
f
it is deactivated,
in the event o
f
a serious
f
ront im
p
act a
pp
lied
to all or part o
f
the
f
ront impact zone A , in
the lon
g
itudinal centreline of the vehicle on a
horizontal plane and directed from the front to
th
e
r
ea
r
o
f th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
.
The front airba
g
inflates between the front
o
ccupant o
f
the vehicle and the dashboard to
cus
hi
o
n th
e
ir
fo
rw
a
r
d
m
o
v
e
m
e
nt.
I
m
p
act
d
etect
i
on zones
A.
F
ront
i
mpact zone.
B.
S
ide impact zone.
S
y
stem desi
g
ned to maximise the safet
y
of the
occupants
(
with the exception of the rear centre
p
assen
g
er
)
in the event of violent collisions.
The airba
g
s supplement the action o
f
the
f
orce-
limitin
g
seat belts
(
with the exception o
f
the rear
c
entre passen
g
er
)
.
I
f
a collision occurs, the electronic detectors
record and anal
y
se the
f
ront and side impacts
s
ustained in the impact detection zones:
- in the case of a serious impact, the airba
g
s
a
re deplo
y
ed instantl
y
and contribute
towards better protection of the occupants
o
f
the vehicle
(
with the exception o
f
the rear
c
entre passen
g
er
)
; immediatel
y
a
f
ter the
impact, the airba
g
s de
f
late rapidl
y
so that
the
y
do not hinder visibilit
y
or the exit o
f
the
occu
p
ants,
- in the case of a minor or rear impact
or in certain roll-over conditions, the
a
irba
g
s will not be deplo
y
ed; the seat belt
a
lone contributes towards ensurin
g
y
ou
r
p
rotect
i
on
i
n t
h
ese s
i
tuat
i
ons.
T
he airbags do not operate when the
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
airba
g
will not be deplo
y
ed a
g
ain.
Deplo
y
ment o
f
the airba
g(
s
)
is
a
ccompanied b
y
a sli
g
ht emission
of smoke and a noise, due to the
a
ctivation of the p
y
rotechnic cartrid
g
e
incorporated in the s
y
stem.
This smoke is not harm
f
ul, but sensitive
i
n
di
v
id
ua
l
s ma
y
exper
i
ence s
ligh
t
i
rr
i
t
a
t
io
n.
The noise o
f
the detonation may result
in a sli
g
ht loss o
f
hearin
g
f
or a short
tim
e
.