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Airbag system

The seat belts for the front seats and the side

rear seats¹⁾are equipped with belt tension-

ers. The belt tensioners are activated by sen-

sors, although only in severe head-on, lateral

and rear-end collisions. This retracts and

tightens the seat belts, reducing the forward

motion of the occupants.

when performing other repair work, the seat

belt may be damaged. The consequence

may be that, in the event of an accident, the

belt tensioners function incorrectly or may

not function at all.

Airbag system

Brief introduction

Why is it so important to wear a

seat belt and to sit correctly?

So that the effectiveness of the seat belt ten-

sioner is not reduced and that removed parts

do not cause any injuries or environmental

pollution, regulations, which are known to the

specialised workshops, must be observed.

The belt tensioners will not be triggered in the

event of minor collisions, if the vehicle over-

turns, or in accidents where no major forces

act on the vehicle.

For the inflating airbags to achieve the best

protection, the seat belt must always be worn

properly and the correct sitting position must

be assumed.

WARNING

Note

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Improper use or repairs not carried out by

The airbag system is not a substitute for seat

belts, but it is an integral part of the vehicle's

overall passive safety system. Please bear in

mind that the airbag system can only work

effectively when the vehicle occupants are

wearing their seat belts correctly and have

adjusted the head restraints properly. There-

fore, it is most important to properly wear the

seat belts at all times, not only because this is

required by law in most countries, but also for

your safety››› page 70, Why wear a seat

belt.

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qualified mechanics increase the risk of se-

vere or fatal injuries. The belt tensioners

may fail to trigger or may trigger in the

wrong circumstances.

If the seat belt tensioners are triggered, a

fine dust is produced. This is normal and it

is not an indication of fire in the vehicle.

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The relevant safety requirements must be

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Never attempt to repair, adjust, remove or

observed when the vehicle or components

of the system are scrapped. Specialised

workshops are familiar with these regula-

tions, which are also available to you.

install parts of the belt tensioners or seat

belts.

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The seat belt tensioner, seat belt and au-

tomatic retractor cannot be repaired.

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Any work on the belt tensioners and seat

belts, including the removal and refitting of

system parts in conjunction with other re-

pair work, must be performed by a special-

ised workshop only.

Maintenance and disposal of belt

tensioners

The airbag inflates in a matter of seconds, so

if you are not properly seated when the air-

bag is triggered, you may sustain fatal inju-

ries. Therefore, it is essential that all vehicle

occupants assume a correct sitting position

while travelling.

The belt tensioners are components of the

seat belts that are installed in the seats of

your vehicle. If you work on the belt tension-

ers or remove and install parts of the system

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The belt tensioners will only provide pro-

tection for one accident and must be

changed if they have been activated.

Depending on version/market.

Safety

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Sharp braking before an accident may cause

a passenger not wearing a seat belt to be

thrown forward into the area of the deploying

airbag. In this case, the inflating airbag may

inflict critical or fatal injuries on the occupant.

This also applies to children.

Front airbags for driver and passenger

Knee airbag for the driver

Side airbags

Head airbag

Airbag control lamp  on the instrument

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All vehicle occupants, including children,

who are not properly belted can sustain

critical or fatal injuries if the airbag is trig-

gered. Children up to 12 years old should

always travel on the rear seat. Never trans-

port children in the vehicle if they are not

restrained or the restraint system is not ap-

propriate for their age, size or weight.

panel››› page 80

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Always maintain the greatest possible dis-

tance between yourself and the front airbag.

This way, the front airbags can completely

deploy when triggered, providing their maxi-

mum protection.

Key-operated switch for front passenger

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If you are not wearing a seat belt, or if

airbag

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you lean forward or to the side while travel-

ling or assume an incorrect sitting position,

there is a substantially increased risk of in-

jury. This increased risk of injury will be fur-

ther increased if you are struck by an inflat-

ing airbag.

Control lamp for disabled/enabled status

of the front passenger airbag.

The most important factors for triggering the

airbag are the type of accident, the angle of

impact and the vehicle speed.

The airbag system operation is monitored

electronically. The airbag control lamp will il-

luminate for a few seconds every time the ig-

nition is switched on (self-diagnosis).

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To reduce the risk of injury from an inflat-

Whether or not the airbags are triggered 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 speci-

fied 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 seri-

ous, is not a determining factor for the air-

bags to have been triggered.

ing airbag, always wear the seat belt prop-

erly››› page 70.

There is a fault in the system if the control

lamp :

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Always adjust the front seats properly.

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does not light up when the ignition is

switched on››› page 80,

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Description of airbag system

turns off after 4 seconds after the ignition is

switched on,

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Read the additional information carefully

›››

The airbag system is not a substitute for the

seat belts. The airbag system offers addition-

al protection for the driver and passenger in

combination with the seat belts.

turns off and then lights up again after the

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ignition is switched on,

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illuminates or flashes while the vehicle is

moving.

WARNING

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Wearing the seat belt incorrectly or as-

The airbag system is not triggered if:

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suming an incorrect sitting position can

lead to critical or fatal injuries.

The airbag system comprises the follow-

ing modules (as per vehicle equipment):

the ignition is switched off

there is a minor frontal collision

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Electronic control unit

Airbag system

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there is a minor side collision

there is a rear-end collision

the vehicle turns over.

Activation factors

In an accident with airbag activation:

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The conditions that lead to the airbag system

activating in each situation cannot be gener-

alised. Some factors play an important role,

such as the properties of the object the vehi-

cle hits (hard/soft), angle of impact, vehicle

speed, etc.

the interior lights switch on (if the interior

light switch is in the courtesy light position);

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the hazard warning lights switch on;

WARNING

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all doors are unlocked;

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The seat belts and airbags can only pro-

vide maximum protection if the occupants

are seated correctly››› page 65, Correct

position of the vehicle occupants.

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the fuel supply to the engine is cut.

Deceleration trajectory is key for airbag acti-

vation.

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If a fault has occurred in the airbag sys-

Airbag safety instructions

The control unit analyses the collision trajec-

tory and activates the respective restraint

system.

tem, have the system checked immediately

by a specialised workshop. Otherwise

there is a danger that during a collision, the

system may fail to trigger, or not trigger

correctly.

Front airbags

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.

Read the additional information carefully

›››

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WARNING

Airbag activation

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The deployment space between the front

passengers and the airbags must not in

any case be occupied by other passenger,

pets and objects.

The following airbags are triggered in seri-

ous head-on collisions:

The airbags deploy extremely rapidly, within

thousandths of a second, to provide addition-

al protection in the event of an accident. A

fine dust may develop when the airbag de-

ploys. This is normal and it is not an indication

of fire in the vehicle.

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Driver airbag.

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The airbags provide protection for just

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Front passenger front airbag

one accident; replace them once they have

deployed.

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Knee airbag for the driver.

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It is also important not to attach any ob-

The airbag system is only ready to function

when the ignition is on.

jects such as cup holders or telephone

mountings to the surfaces covering the air-

bag units.

The following airbags are triggered in seri-

ous side-on collisions:

In special accidents instances, several air-

bags may activate at the same time.

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Front side airbag on the side of the acci-

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Do not attempt to modify components of

dent.

the airbag system in any way.

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In the event of minor head-on and side colli-

sions, rear-end collisions, overturning or roll-

over of the vehicle, airbags do not activate.

Curtain (head) airbag on the side of the ac-

cident.

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