069-084 Ford KA EN:065-080 Ford KA IT 14-10-2010 11:28 Pagina 79
Driver and passenger front air bags are
AIR BAG
WARNING
Do not apply stickers
or other objects on
not a replacement of but complementary
to the belts, which you are
The vehicle is equipped with front air
recommended to always wear,
bags for driver and passenger and front
the steering wheel, on the dashboard
in the passenger side air bag area,
on side upholstery on roof and on
the seats.
Never put objects (e.g. mobile
phones) on the passenger’s side
dashboard since they could
interfere with correct inflation
of the air bag and also cause
serious injury to the passengers.
as specified by law in Europe
side air bags (side bag – window bag)
and most non-European countries.
(where specified).
In the event of an impact, those not
FRONT AIR BAGS
wearing a seat belt will move forward
and come into contact with the bag
which is still inflating. The protection
offered by the air bag cushion is reduced
in such a case.
The front air bags (for driver
and passenger) have been designed
to protect the passengers sitting on
the front seats in the event of head-on
crashes of medium-high severity,
by placing the bag between the person
and the steering wheel or dashboard.
Front air bags may not be activated
in the following situations:
❒
in collisions against highly deformable
objects not affecting the car front
surface (e.g. bumper collision against
guard rail, etc.);
Therefore non-activation in other types
of collisions (side collisions, rear shunts,
roll-overs, etc.) is not a system
malfunction.
The driver’s and passenger’s front air
bags have been designed and calibrated
to protect front seat occupants wearing
seat belts.
❒
car wedging under other vehicles
or protective barriers (e.g. trucks
or guard rails);
An electronic control unit will make
the bag inflate in the event of a frontal
impact.
The volume of the front air bags at max.
inflation fills most of the space between
the steering wheel and the driver and
between the dashboard and the
passenger.
they may not provide any additional
protection compared with seat belts,
so their activation would not
be worthwhile. In these cases,
non-deployment of the air bag does
not necessarily indicate a system
malfunction.
The bag will inflate instantaneously
placing itself between the front
occupants body and the structures
which could cause injury. It will deflate
immediately afterwards.
The air bags are not deployed in the
event of minor front collisions (for
which the restraining action of the seat
belts is sufficient).
Safety belts must always be used. In the
event of frontal crash they ensure the
correct positioning of the occupant.
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