MG 360 2016 - Page 151

Seats&Restraints
Deploymentofairbagsmaycausebody
surfacebruises,bodyinjuryorburndueto
explosion,etc.
Theinationpassageoftheairbagmust
befreeofanyobstructions.Donotplace
anyobjectsbetweenpassengersandairbags.
Itisprohibitedtoxorplaceanyobjects
onthesteeringwheelcover,oron/nearthe
instrumentpanelfrontalairbagscover.It
isprohibitedtoplaceanyaccessoryortrim
aroundSRS.Ifthereisanobstaclebetween
thepassengerandairbag,theairbagmaynot
inateproperly,ortheairbagwillsqueeze
theobstacleintothepassenger'sbody,
causingseriousinjuryorevendeath.
Whenairbagsaredeployed,related
componentsofairbag
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atsteeringwheel
and/orinstrumentpackwillbecomeveryhot.
Donottouchairbagrelatedcomponents
immediatelyaftertheairbagsaredeployed
toavoidinjuries.
Donotknockorstrikethepositionwhere
airbagsorrelatedcomponentsarelocated,
soastoavoidaccidentalairbagdeployment
whichmaycauseseriousinjuryorevendeath.
Intheeventofacollision,theairbagcontrolunitmonitors
therateofdecelerationoraccelerationinducedbythe
collision,todeterminewhethertheairbagsshouldbe
deployed.Airbagdeploymentisvirtuallyinstantaneous
andoccurswithconsiderableforce,accompaniedbya
loudnoise.Whentheimpactforceofcollisionisabsorbed
ordispersedtovehiclebody,airbagsmaynotdeploy
accordingtoimpactcondition.
Whenvehiclesencounterseriousfrontalcollision,
completelydeployedairbagswithcorrectlywornseatbelts
canlimitthemovementofdriverandfrontpassenger,and
reducetheriskofheadandchestinjury.
Whenyousituprightintheseatandagainstthebackrest,
seatbeltsandairbagscanprovidethemosteffective
protection.Whenencounteringseriouscollision,airbags
willdeploydrastically.Atthismoment,ifyouorother
passengersdonotuseseatbeltsproperly,andlean
forward,reclineorsitinotherincorrectpostures,youor
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