.
Drlveas
airbag circuit;
.
Passengerairbagcircuiti
.
Front s€atbelts
pre-tensioner cirGuil;
.
lnternal
compon€ntry
otthe sensorand
diagnostic
mod-
ule.
As a bulb
and
circuit check,
the telllale
willlight
bieiy when
the
ignition
is switched
on, and
then
go
out
lfthe
lamp lights
at
any
other
time, a
fault in the ai.bag
system is indicaled, which
should
be rcctified
\i/ithout
delay by
your
Lolus dealer
nnimnltra
lfthe
airbag
telltaledoes
not lightup
asthe ignition istumed
on. or
remains
lit lor more
than a few seconds,
have
the
fault
rectified
immediately
by
yourApproved
Lotus Dealer.
lgnoring
the tell tale
could
result in death
or serious injury
if the
airbags
or belt
pre-tensioners do not operate
when
Airbag
Deployment
lf a cEsh
or collision
causes
the airbags
to inflate,
you
may
see
what looks
like smoke,
but is
likely to
be
powder
fiom lhe
aibag
suface
used
to aid smooth
deployment
Although the
powder
rs nol
harmtu.
people with resoiratory
problems may
experience
some lerporary
d,scomforl
lf thG occurs
get
oul
ofthe
car ifpossible
as soon
as it
is safe to do
so.
Afler aibag
deployment,
the aibags,
seat belt
tensioners
and electronic
control unit
must be
rcplaced
by a Lotus
dealer
or other suitably
qualified
organisation
Component
pads
ofthe
airbag
system are
located
in various
siies arcund
the car.
Any technician
working on
the car should
be advised
that
the car
is fitted
with aidags
to allow
suitable
precautions
to be iaken.
nrrtrliNllEr
.
For
up to 20 seconds
after
the
ignition has
been
tumed
off and
the battery
disconnected,
an
airbag
can
still
inflate if
improper servicing
occurs.
You
can be
iniured
ifyou
are close
to an airbag
when
it inflates.
'
Airbag
system components
should
be serviced
only
by
an
auihorised
Lotus deal€r
or other
suitably
qualified
.
ifyou sellyour
Lotus,
notilythe
purchaser lhatth€
car
is
equipped
with
airbags,
and refer lhem to'Airbag Salety
System'in lhis
handbook
(safety
and
disposalrules)-
Furths information
on the airbag
system can be found
on stickers on
the sun visors.
For important
recomm€ndatlons
on the use of child
restraints,
pl€ase retur to'Child
Restraints'in this hand
book.
Acrash can clamage
the reslraint
systems in
your
car. A
damaged
reslrainl
system may nol
properly protect
the
person
using it,.esulting
in serious injury oreven death
in a crash.
To help make sure
your
reslra;nt sysl€ms are
working
properly
after
a crash, havelhem inspected and
any necessary
r€placements made as soon as
possible.
The safe temperaiure operating
range oI rhe airbag
system
is
between -il
and
+185'F
t20
and
+85"C).
The
carshould
not be operated outside of this
range, as the
airbag system
may not correct'y deploy. Driver or frcnt
passenger
may be killed or injured by incorrect airbag
deployment.
Note that lhe disposal of used
airbag units is subject to stingenl
regulations, and should be handled only by
yourdealer
or other
suitably
qualified person.
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