Airbag system
The control unit analyses the collision trajec-
tory and activates the respective restraint
system.
If the deceleration rate is below the prede-
fined reference value in the control unit the
airbags will not be triggered, even though the
accident may cause extensive damage to the
car.
The following airbags are triggered in seri-
ous head-on collisions:
●
Driver airbag.
●
Front passenger front airbag
●
Knee airbag for the driver.*
●
Head airbags (depending on the severity of
the crash).
In the event of serious side collisions,
some (or all) of the following airbags can
be activated (depending on the severity of
the collision):
●
Curtain (head) airbag on the side of the ac-
cident.
●
Front side airbag on the side of the acci-
dent.
●
Rear side airbag on the side of the acci-
dent*.
●
Central airbag*.
In an accident with airbag activation:
●
the interior lights switch on (if the interior
light switch is in the courtesy light position);
●
the hazard warning lights switch on;
●
all doors are unlocked;
●
the fuel supply to the engine is cut;
●
in hybrid vehicles, the high voltage system
is switched off;
●
an emergency call is started*
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Operation of the airbags
Airbag system control lamps
It lights up on the combi-instru-
ment
Fault in the airbag system and seat belt tensioners .
Have the system checked immediately by a special-
ised workshop.
It lights up on the roof console
Front passenger front airbag deactivated.
Check if the airbag should be kept deactivated
It lights up on the roof console
Front passenger front airbag activated.
The control lamp turns off automatically 60 seconds
after the ignition is switched on
Several warning and control lamps light up
for a few seconds when the ignition is switch-
ed on, signalling that the function is being
verified. They will switch off after a few sec-
onds.
If the airbag and seat belt tensioner system
control lamp
remains on or flashes, it indi-
cates a malfunction in the airbag and seat
belt tensioner system
›››
. Have the system
checked immediately by a specialised work-
shop.
If the front passenger airbag is deactivated,
the warning lamp
re-
mains lit on the dash panel to remind you that
the airbag is deactivated. If, with the front
passenger airbag deactivated, this lamp
does not remain lit or if it is lit along with the
control lamp
on the instrument panel,
there is a fault in the airbag system
›››
. If
the control lamp is flashing, there is a fault in
the disabling of the airbag system
›››
. Have
the system checked immediately by a speci-
alised workshop.
WARNING
In the event of a fault in the airbag and seat
belt tensioner system, the airbags and seat
belts may not trigger correctly, may fail to
trigger or may even trigger unexpectedly.
●
The vehicle occupants run the risk of sus-
taining severe or fatal injuries. Have the
system checked immediately by a special-
ised workshop.
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