Cupra BORN - Page 56

SafetyAirbag system
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Side airbags
Fig. 52 Driver's seat and passenger seat
side airbags.
Fig. 53 Illustration of completely inated
side airbag on left side of vehicle.
The side airbags are located in the front seat
backrests
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Fig. 52,
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Fig. 53.
Its location is marked with the word “AIRBAG”
on the upper part of the back of the seats or
on the lower coverings with the word AIRBAG
in relief.
In conjunction with the seat belts, the side air-
bag system provides additional protection for
the upper body in the event of a severe side
collision ›››
.
In a side collision, the side airbags reduce the
risk of injury to passengers to the areas of the
body facing the impact. In addition to their
normal protection, the seat belts also hold the
passengers in the event of a side collision; this
is how these airbags provide maximum protec-
tion.
WARNING
• If you do not wear a seat belt, if you lean
forward, or are not seated correctly while the
vehicle is in motion, you are at a greater risk
of injury if the side airbag system is triggered
in an accident.
•
In order for the side airbags to provide their
maximum protection, the prescribed sitting
position must always be maintained with seat
belts fastened while travelling.
•
In a side-on collision the side airbags will
not work if the sensors do not correctly
measure the pressure increase on the inte-
rior of the doors, due to air escaping through
the areas with holes or openings in the door
panel.
•
Never drive if the interior door panels have
been removed or if the panels have not been
correctly tted.
•
Occupants of the outer seats must never
carry any objects or pets in the deployment
space between them and the airbags, or al-
low children or other passengers to travel in
this position. It is also important not to attach
any accessories (such as cup holders) to the
doors. This would impair the protection of-
fered by the side airbags.
•
The built-in coat hooks should be used
only for lightweight clothing. Do not leave
any heavy or sharp-edged objects in the
pockets.
•
Great forces, such as hard blows or kicks,
must not be exerted upon the backrest bol-
ster because the system may be damaged.
In this case, the side airbags would not be
triggered.
•
Under no circumstances should protective
covers be tted over seats with side airbags
unless the covers have been approved for use
in your vehicle. Because the airbag deploys
from the side of the backrest, the use of con-
ventional seat covers would obstruct the side
airbag, seriously reducing the airbag's eec-
tiveness.
•
Any damage to the original seat upholstery
or around the seams of the side airbag units
must be repaired immediately by a special-
ised workshop.