Cupra BORN 2024 - Airbag System; Why Is It so Important to Wear a Seat Belt and to Sit Correctly

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Safety
the instrument cluster screen. Go to a speci-
alized CUPRA Service or Oicial SEAT Service
and ask for the system to be checked.
WARNING
The PreCrash system cannot overcome the
limits imposed by the laws of physics; it only
works within the limits of the system. Risks
that compromise safety are never justied by
the use of this system. The system is not a
replacement for driver awareness and cannot
prevent a collision.
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Adapt your speed and safe distance to the
vehicle in front of you at all times to suit
the visibility, weather, road and traic condi-
tions.
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The system is not always able to recognise
objects.
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The system may not react to people or ani-
mals or objects that cross length-wise or that
are hard to detect.
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Metallic objects (e.g. fences) or other ele-
ments of the public road or adverse weather
conditions can hinder its operation and thus
its ability to detect collision risk.
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Never ignore the warning lamps that light
up or the messages shown on the dashboard.
WARNING
Distracting the driver in any way can lead to
an accident and cause injuries.
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Never change settings on the Infotainment
System while driving.
Airbag system
Why is it so important to wear a
seat belt and to sit correctly?
For the inating airbags to achieve the best
protection, the seat belt must always be worn
properly and the correct sitting position must
be assumed.
The airbag system is not a substitute for seat
belts, but it is an integral part of the vehicle's
overall passive safety system. Please bear in
mind that the airbag system can only work ef-
fectively when the vehicle occupants are wear-
ing their seat belts correctly and have adjusted
the headrests properly. Therefore, it is most
important to properly wear the seat belts at
all times, not only because this is required by
law in most countries, but also for your safety
›››page40, Seat belts.
The airbag inates in a matter of seconds, so if
you are not properly seated when the airbag is
triggered, you may sustain fatal injuries. There-
fore, it is essential that all vehicle occupants
assume a correct sitting position while travel-
ling.
Sharp braking before an accident may cause a
passenger not wearing a seat belt to be thrown
forward into the area of the deploying airbag.
In this case, the inating airbag may inict criti-
cal or fatal injuries on the occupant. This also
applies to children.
Always maintain the greatest possible distance
between yourself and the front airbag. This
way, the front airbags can completely deploy
when triggered, providing their maximum pro-
tection.
The most important factors for triggering the
airbag are the type of accident, the angle of
impact and the vehicle speed.
Whether or not the airbags are activated de-
pends primarily on the vehicle deceleration
rate resulting from the collision and detected
by the control unit. If the vehicle deceleration
occurring during the collision and measured by
the control unit remains below the specied
reference values, the front, side and/or curtain
airbags will not be triggered. Take into account
that the visible damage in a vehicle involved
in an accident, no matter how serious, is not
a factor that determines whether or not the
airbags are activated.