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In case of front crash, an electronic control unit, when

required, triggers the inflation of the cushion according

to the severity of the collision. The cushion

immediately inflates, placing itself as a protection

between the body of the front occupants and the

structure that could cause injuries. Immediately after,

the cushion deflates.

FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS

The car is fitted with driver’s air bag. As optional it can

be fitted with passenger’s air bag, side bags and

window bag.

The front air bag (driver and passenger) has been

designed to protect the occupants in the event of

head-on crashes of medium-high severity, by placing

the cushion between the occupant and the steering

wheel or dashboard.

The front air bag (driver and passenger) is not a

replacement of but complementary to the use of belts,

which should always be worn, as specified by law in

Europe and most non-European countries.

Front air bags are designed to protect car’s occupants

in front crashes and therefore non-activation in other

types of collisions (side collisions, rear shunts, roll-

overs, etc.) is not a system malfunction.

In case of crash, a person not wearing the seat belt

moves forward and may come into contact with the

cushion while it is still inflating. Under this

circumstance the protection offered by the air bag is

reduced.

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Front air bag can be activated in the following

situations:

as it offers no additional protection compared with the

seat belts, consequently, it would be pointless.

Therefore, failure to come into action in the above

circumstances does not mean that the system is not

working properly.

❒ in collisions against highly deformable objects not

affecting the vehicle front surface (e.g. bumper

collision against guard rail, etc.);

❒ car wedging under other vehicles or protective

barriers (for example under a truck or guard rail);

Please don’t apply stickers or other objects to the steering wheel, to the air-bag

cover on the passenger's side or on the side roof lining to the upholstery on the

roof side. Don’t place objects on the dashboard passenger’s side (such as mobile

phones) because they could tamper with the correct opening of the passenger’s

air-bag and than cause serious injuries to the vehicle occupants.

WARNING

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DRIVER’S FRONT AIR BAG

It consists of an instant-inflating cushion contained in a special recess in

the centre of the steering wheel.

PASSENGER’S FRONT AIR BAG (where provided)

It consists of an instant-inflating cushion contained in a special recess in

the dashboard; its volume is bigger than the driver’s one.

The driver’s and passenger’s front Air bags have been designed and

calibrated to improve the protection of a person wearing seat belts.

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At their maximum inflation, their volume fills most of the space between

the dashboard and the passenger.

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SERIOUS DANGER: The car is fitted with an air bag on the passenger’s side. Never

WARNING

place cradle child’s seats on the front passenger’s seat of cars fitted with passenger’s

air bag since the air bag activation could cause serious injuries, even mortal.

On cars provided with front passenger's air bag, the air bag shall be deactivated

when placing a child' seat on the front passenger's seat. The front passenger seat

shall be adjusted in the most backward position to prevent any contact between

child’ seat and dashboard. Even if not compulsory by law, you are recommended to

reactivate the air bag immediately as soon as child transport is no longer necessary.

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MANUALLY DEACTIVATING PASSENGER’S FRONT

AIR BAG (where required)

Should it be absolutely necessary to carry a child on the front seat, the

passenger’s air bag on the car can be deactivated.

Deactivation/reactivation takes place with ignition key at STOP and

operating it in the special key switch on the right-hand side of the

dashboard. You can reach the switch only if the door is opened.

When the door is open, the key can be inserted and removed in both

positions.

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IMPORTANT Operate the switch only when the engine is not running

and the ignition key is removed.

The key-operated switch has two positions:

Passenger’s front air bag activated (ON position ): warning light

F

child on the front seat.

❒

P

on instrument cluster off; it is absolutely prohibited to carry a

Passenger’s front air bag deactivated (OFF position

F

by special restraint system on the front seat.

): warning light

F

on instrument cluster on; it is possible to carry a child protected

The warning light

on the cluster stays on permanently until the

F

passenger’s air bag is reactivated.

Deactivation of the passenger’s front air bag does not inhibit operation of

the side air bag.

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