Seats, restraints 49
Airbag system
9 Warning
To reduce the risk of death or se‐
rious injury:
Always wear your safety belt.
Always adjust your seat so that
you are as far back as possible but
still able to operate the pedals and
reach the steering wheel and con‐
trols comfortably.
Passengers shorter than 4 ft 7 in
must always travel in the rear seat
if the car is equipped with a pas‐
senger airbag.
Never install a child seat in front of
the passenger airbag.
Airbags are designed to supplement
the protection provided by safety
belts. Even though today's airbags
are also designed to help reduce the
risk of injury from the force of an in‐
flating bag, all airbags have to inflate
very quickly to do their job.
When triggered the airbags inflate
within milliseconds. They also deflate
so quickly that it is often unnoticeable
during the collision.
9 Warning
If handled improperly the airbags
may inflate unexpectedly.
9 Danger
If the car is involved in a crash, the
safety belts, belt tensioners, air‐
bags and other components must
be inspected, preferably by your
authorized dealer and replaced as
necessary.
Never make alterations or repairs
to the safety belts and airbags
yourself. It is recommended that
you visit your authorized dealer for
any necessary repairs.
Notice
Do not stick anything on the airbag
covers and do not cover them with
other materials.
Each airbag is triggered only once.
Control indicator v for airbag systems
3 102.
Seat occupancy recognition 3 60.
9 Warning
■ All car occupants must always
wear a safety belt, even if the car
is equipped with airbags.
■ Note that because the front and
side airbags inflate and deflate
extremely quickly, it will not pro‐
vide protection against a second
impact occurring in the same in‐
cident. Always wear your safety
belt. The curtain airbag is also
designed to deploy in roll-over
events. It is therefore inflated
during a longer period of time
and will give some protection
during a second impact occur‐
ring in the same incident, but is
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