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SIDE BAGS
(for versions/markets, where provided)
On some versions, the vehicle may be
fitted with driver and passenger chest-
pelvis protection side bags.
Side bags protect occupants from side
collisions of medium/high severity by
placing the bag between the occupant
and the internal parts of the side
structure of the vehicle.
Non-activation of side bags in other
types of collisions (front collisions, rear
shunts, roll-overs, etc.) is not a system
malfunction.
An electronic control unit causes
the bags to inflate in the event of a
side-on collision. The bags inflate
instantaneously, placing themselves
between the occupant's body and the
structures which could cause injury.
They deflate immediately afterwards.
Side bags are not a replacement of,
but rather a complement to, seat
belts, which you are recommended to
wear at all times, as specified by law
in Europe and most non-European
countries.
For this reason, the seat belt must
be worn at all times. In the case of
side collisions, the seat belts hold the
occupant in the correct position and
prevent them from being thrown out of
the car by a very violent collision.
SIDE BAGS
(for versions/markets, where provided)
158 F0T0180
This consists of an instant inflating
bag housed in the front seat backrest
fig. 158. It protects the chest and the
pelvis of the passengers in the event of
a side impact of medium-high severity.
WARNING In the event of a side crash,
the system provides best protection
if the passenger sits on the seat in a
correct position, thus allowing correct
side bag deployment.
WARNING Do not wash the seats with
water or pressurised steam (wash by
hand or at automatic seat washing
stations).
IMPORTANT NOTES
The front airbags and/or side bags (for
versions/markets, where provided) may
be deployed if the vehicle is subject to
heavy knocks or accidents involving the
underbody area, such as for example
violent shocks against steps, kerbs
or low obstacles, or the vehicle falling
into big potholes or depressions in the
road.
A small amount of dust will be released
when the airbags are deployed.
The dust is not harmful and does
not indicate the beginning of a fire.
Furthermore, the surface of the
deployed bag and the interior of the
vehicle may be covered in a dusty
residue: this may irritate your skin and
eyes. Wash with mild soap and water in
the event of exposure.
Should an accident occur in which any
of the safety devices are activated, take
the car to a Fiat Dealership to have the
activated devices replaced and to have
the whole system checked.
Every control, repair and replacement
operation concerning the airbags must
be carried out only at Fiat Dealerships.
If you are having the vehicle scrapped,
have the airbag system deactivated
at a Fiat Dealership first. If the vehicle
changes ownership, the new owner
must be informed of the method of use
of airbags and the above warnings and
also be given this "Owner Handbook".
Pretensioners, front airbags and front
side bags are deployed differently
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