Fiat 500x - Page 104

SAFETY
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complementary to the seat belts, which
should always be worn, as specified by
law in Europe and most non-European
countries.
In a crash, those not wearing a seat
belt are projected forwards and may
come into contact with the bag which
is still inflating. The protection offered
by the bag is compromised in these
circumstances.
Front airbags may not activate in the
following situations:
frontal impacts against highly
deformable objects not involving the
front surface of the car (e.g. wing
collision against guard rail, etc.);
vehicle wedging under other vehicles
or protective barriers (e.g. trucks or
guard rails).
Failure to activate in the conditions
described above is due to the fact that
they may not provide any additional
protection compared with seat
belts, so their activation would be
inappropriate.
In these cases, non-deployment does
not indicate a system malfunction.
The driver's and passenger's front
airbags have been designed and
calibrated to protect front seat
occupants wearing seat belts. At
their maximum inflation, their volume
fills most of the space between the
steering wheel and the driver and
between the dashboard and the
passenger.
The airbags are not deployed in the
event of minor frontal impacts (for
which the restraining action of the seat
belts is sufficient). Seat belts must
always be worn. In the event of a
frontal collision, they ensure the correct
positioning of the occupant.
Front airbag driver's side
This consists of an instantly inflating
bag contained in a special recess in the
centre of the steering wheel fig. 82.
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Passenger's front airbag
This consists of an instantly inflating
bag contained in a special recess in the
dashboard fig. 83: this bag has a larger
volume than that on the driver side.
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Passenger's front airbag and child
restraint systems
Rearward facing child restraint systems
must NEVER be fitted on the front seat
with an active passenger airbag since
in the event of an impact the airbag
activation may cause fatal injuries to the
transported child.
ALWAYS comply with the instructions
on the label stuck on the passenger
side sun visor fig. 84.
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