MG RX8 - Keys

SeatsandRestraints
SeatSideAirbags
Themanufactureandmaterialoftheseat
iscriticaltothecorrectoperationofside
airbags.Therefore,pleaseDONOTt
seatcoverswhichmayaffectsideairbag
deployment.
Intheeventofaserioussideimpact,therelevantsideairbag
willdeploy(onlytheaffectedside).
•Theairbagwillbedeployedintheeventthatthesideof
thevehicleisimpactedwithasolidobjectoranother
vehicle.
SideHeadImpactProtectionAirbags
Intheeventofaserioussideimpact,therelevantside
curtainairbagwilldeploy(onlytheaffectedside).
•Thesidecurtainairbagwillbedeployedintheeventthat
thesideofthevehicleisimpactedwithasolidobjector
anothervehicle.
ConditionsinWhichAirbagsWillNot
Deploy
Thedeploymentofairbagsdoesnotdependonthevehicle
speed,butontheobjectthatthevehiclehits,angleof
impactandtherateatwhichthecarchangesspeedasa
resultofacollision.Whentheimpactforceofcollision
isabsorbedordispersedtovehiclebody,airbagsmaynot
deploy;however,airbagsmaysometimesdeployaccording
toimpactcondition.Therefore,thedeploymentofairbags
shallnotbejudgedbasedontheseverityofvehicledamage.
FrontAirbags
Undercertainconditionsthefrontairbagsmaynotbe
deployed.Someexamplesarelistedbelow:
•Theimpactpointisnotcentraltothefrontofthe
vehicle.
•Theimpactisnotofsufcientforce(theimpactiswith
anobjectthatisnotsolid,suchasalamppostorcentral
barriers).
•Theimpactareaishigh(collisionwiththetailgateofa
truck).
•Impactstotherearorsideofthevehicle.
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