Airbag system
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.
is not a replacement for driver awareness
and cannot prevent a collision.
Airbag system
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Adapt your speed and safe distance to
Brief introduction
the vehicle in front of you at all times to suit
the visibility, weather, road and traffic con-
ditions.
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.
Why is it so important to wear a
seat belt and to sit correctly?
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The system is not always able to recog-
nise objects.
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.
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The system may not react to people or
animals or objects that cross length-wise
or that are hard to detect.
The most important factors for triggering the
airbag are the type of accident, the angle of
impact and the vehicle speed.
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Metallic objects (e.g. fences) or other el-
ements of the public road or adverse
weather conditions can hinder its operation
and thus its ability to detect collision risk.
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 headrests properly. Therefore, it
is most important to properly wear the seat
belts at all times, not only because this is re-
quired by law in most countries, but also for
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 speci-
fied reference values, the front, side and/or
head-protection 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.
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Never ignore the warning lamps that light
up or the messages shown on the dash-
board.
WARNING
Distracting the driver in any way can lead
to an accident and cause injuries.
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Never change settings on the Infotain-
wherefores of seat belts.
ment System while driving.
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.
WARNING
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Wearing the seat belt incorrectly or as-
suming an incorrect sitting position can
lead to critical or fatal injuries.
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All vehicle occupants, including children,
Sharp braking before an accident may cause
a passenger not wearing a seat belt to be
who are not properly belted can sustain
critical or fatal injuries if the airbag is
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