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154
Safety
Airbags
S
y
stem desi
g
ned to maximise the safet
y
of the
occupants
(
with the exception of the rear centre
p
assen
g
er
)
in the event of violent collisions.
It supplements the action of the force-limitin
g
s
eat belts
(
with the exception o
f
the rear centre
p
assen
g
er
)
.
I
f
a collision occurs, the electronic detectors
r
ecord and analyse the
f
ront and side impacts
s
ustained in the impact detection zones:
- in the case of a serious impact, the airba
g
s
a
re deplo
y
ed instantl
y
and protect the
occupants of the vehicle
(
with the exception
of the rear centre passen
g
er
)
; immediatel
y
af
ter the impact, the airba
g
s de
f
late rapidl
y
so t
h
at t
h
e
y
d
o not
hi
n
d
er v
i
s
ibili
t
y
or t
h
e
exit o
f
the occu
p
ants,
- in the case o
f
a minor or rear im
p
act or in
c
ertain roll-over conditions, the airba
g
s
will not be deplo
y
ed; the seat belt alone is
sufficient to provide optimum protection in
th
ese
s
it
ua
ti
o
n
s
.
T
he airba
g
s do not operate when the
ig
nition is switched off
.
This equipment will onl
y
deplo
y
once.
I
f a second impact occurs
(
durin
g
the
s
ame or a subsequent accident
)
, the
a
i
r
b
a
g
w
ill
not
b
e
d
ep
l
o
y
e
d
a
g
a
i
n.
Deplo
y
ment o
f
the airba
g(
s
)
is
a
ccompanied by a slight emission o
f
h
armless smoke and a noise, due to the
a
ctivation of the p
y
rotechnic cartrid
g
e
i
ncorporated in the s
y
stem.
This smoke is not harmful, but sensitive
i
ndividuals ma
y
experience sli
g
ht
i
rr
i
t
a
t
io
n.
The noise o
f
the detonation ma
y
result
i
n a sli
g
ht loss o
f
hearin
g
f
or a short
tim
e
.
I
m
p
act
d
etect
i
on zones
A.
F
ront
i
mpact zone.
B.
S
ide im
p
act zone.
Front airba
g
s
Deplo
y
ment
The airba
g
s are deplo
y
ed simultaneousl
y
,
unless the passen
g
er's front airba
g
is
deactivated
,
in the event of a serious front
impact applied to all or part o
f
the
f
ront impact
z
one
A
, in the lon
g
itudinal centreline o
f
the
vehicle on a horizontal
p
lane and directed
f
rom
th
e
f
r
o
nt t
o
th
e
r
ea
r
of
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
.
The
f
ront airba
g
in
f
lates between the
f
ront
occupant of the vehicle and the dashboard to
cus
hi
o
n th
e
ir f
o
rw
a
r
d
m
o
v
e
m
e
nt.
S
ystem which protects the head and chest o
f
the driver and
f
ront passen
g
er in the event o
f
a
front impact.
The driver's airba
g
is fitted in the centre of the
s
teerin
g
wheel; the front passen
g
er's airba
g
is
fitted in the dashboard above the
g
love box.
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