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Safety
47
Airbag system
Sharp braking before an accident may cause a
passenger not w
earing a seat belt to be thrown
forward into the area of the deploying airbag.
In this case, the inflating airbag may inflict criti-
cal or fatal injuries on the occupant. This also
applies to children.
Always maintain the greatest possible distance
between yourself and the front airbag. This
way, the front airbags can completely deploy
when triggered, providing their maximum pro-
tection.
The most important factors for triggering the
airbag are the type of accident, the angle of
impact and the vehicle speed.
Whether or not the airbags are activated de-
pends primarily on the vehicle deceleration
rate resulting from the collision and detected
by the control unit. If the vehicle deceleration
occurring during the collision and measured by
the control unit remains below the specified
reference values, the front, side and/or curtain
airbags will not be triggered. Take into account
that the visible damage in a vehicle involved
in an accident, no matter how serious, is not a
determining factor for the airbags to have been
activated.
WARNING
Wearing the seat belt incorrectly or assum-
ing an incorr
ect sitting position can lead to
critical or fatal injuries
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All vehicle occupants, including children,
who are not properly belted can sustain criti-
cal or fatal injuries if the airbag is triggered.
Children up to 12 years old should always
travel on the rear seat. Never transport chil-
dren in the vehicle if they are not restrained
or the restraint system is not appropriate for
their age, size or weight.
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To reduce the risk of injury from an inflating
airbag, always wear the seat belt properly
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Description of the airbag system
The airbag system oers additional protection
for the occupants in combination with the seat
belts.
The airbag system comprises the following
modules (as per vehicle equipment):
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Electronic control unit
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Front airbags for driver and passenger
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Knee airbag for the driver
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Side airbags
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Head airbag
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Airbag control lamp
on the instrument
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Key-operated switch for front passenger air-
bag
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Control lamp for disabled/enabled status of
the fr
ont passenger airbag.
The airbag system operation is monitored elec-
tronically. The airbag control lamp will illumi-
nate for a few seconds every time the ignition is
switched on (self-diagnosis).
There is a fault in the system if the control
lamp
:
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does not light up when the ignition is switched
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turns o after 4 seconds after the ignition is
switched on,
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turns o and then lights up again after the
ignition is switched on,
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illuminates or flashes while the vehicle is mov-
ing.
The airbag system is not triggered if:
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the ignition is switched o
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there is a minor frontal collision
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there is a minor side collision
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there is a rear-end collision
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in the event of the vehicle overturning if the
dynamic characteristics measured by the con-
trol unit are too low,
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the impact speed is lower than the reference
value programmed in the control unit.
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