System designed to maximise the safe-
ty of the occupants in the event of vio-
lent collisions. It supplements the action
of the force-limiting seat belts.
The severity of the impact depends
on the nature of the obstacle and the
speed of the vehicle at the time of the
If a collision occurs, the electronic de-
tectors record and analyse the sharp
deceleration of the vehicle:
- if the triggering threshold is reached,
the air bags are triggered instantly
and protect the occupants of the vehi-
cle; immediately after the impact, the
air bags deflate in order to gradually
slow down the movement of the oc-
- if the triggering threshold is not
reached, the air bags will not be trig-
gered, the seat belt alone is sufficient
to provide optimum protection.
To guarantee the safety of your
child, it is imperative that the pas-
senger air bag is disarmed when
you install a "rear facing" child seat
on the front passenger seat.
Otherwise, the child would risk be-
ing seriously injured or killed if the
The air bags do not operate when
the ignition is switched off.
The gas discharged by the air bags
may cause slight irritation.
System which protects the head and
chest of the driver and front passenger
in the event of a front impact.
The driver’s air bag is incorporated in
the centre of the steering wheel; the
front passenger’s air bag is incorporat-
ed in the fascia above the glove box.
The air bags are triggered simultaneously,
unless the passenger air bag is disarmed.
Only the front passenger’s air bag can
in the passenger air bag disarming
then, remove the key keeping the
According to version, this warn-
ing light comes on either on
the instrument panel or on the
central bar when the ignition is
on and until the air bag is re-
When you remove the child seat, turn
the air bag and so guarantee the safety
of your front passenger in the event of
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