PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
Airbags
WARNINGS
Do not modify the front of your
vehicle in any way. This could
adversely affect deployment of the
airbags.
Original text according to ECE
R94.01: Extreme Hazard! Do not use
a rearward facing child restraint on
a seat protected by an airbag in front of it!
Wear a seat belt and keep sufficient
distance between yourself and the
steering wheel. Only when you use
the seat belt properly, can it hold you in a
position that allows the airbag to achieve
its optimum effect. See Sitting in the
Correct Position (page 64).
Have repairs to the steering wheel,
steering column, seats, airbags and
seat belts carried out by properly
trained technicians.
Keep the areas in front of the airbags
free from obstruction. Do not affix
anything to or over the airbag covers.
Do not poke sharp objects into areas
where airbags are fitted. This could
damage and adversely affect
deployment of the airbags.
Use seat covers designed for seats
with side airbags. Have these fitted
by properly trained technicians.
Note: You will hear a loud bang and see a
cloud of harmless powdery residue if an
airbag deploys. This is normal.
Note: Only wipe airbag covers with a damp
cloth.
The restraint system comprises:
• a driver airbag
• a front passenger airbag
• side airbags
• curtain airbags
• a driver seat belt pretensioner
• a front passenger seat belt
pretensioner
• crash sensors
• an airbag warning lamp
• a seat belt reminder
• an electronic control and diagnostic
unit.
You can also have your vehicle fitted with:
• an airbag deactivation switch
• an airbag deactivation warning lamp.
Driver and front passenger airbags
The driver and front passenger airbags will
deploy during significant frontal collisions
or collisions that are up to 30 degrees from
the left or the right. The airbags will inflate
within a few thousandths of a second and
deflate on contact with the occupants,
thus cushioning forward body movement.
During minor frontal collisions, overturns,
rear collisions and side collisions, the driver
and front passenger airbags will not
deploy.
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Occupant protection
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