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CORRECT USE

OF THE CAR

WARNING

LIGHTS AND

MESSAGES

IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICATIONS

IINDEX

DASHBOARD

AND CONTROLS

SAFETY

DEVICES

FRONT AIR BAGS

The car is fitted with front multistage air

bags (“Smart bag”) for driver and passen-

ger, front side bags (where provided), rear

side bags (where provided) and window

bags (where provided).

“SMART BAG” SYSTEM (FRONT

MULTISTAGE AIR BAGS)

The front air bag (driver and passenger)

has been designed to protect the occu-

pants in the event of head-on crashes of

medium-high severity, by placing the cush-

ion between the occupant and the steer-

ing wheel or dashboard.

Front air bags are designed to protect

car’s occupants in front crashes and there-

fore non-activation in other types of col-

lisions (side collisions, rear shunts, roll-

overs, etc.) is not a system malfunction.

In case of front crash, an electronic con-

trol unit, when required, triggers the in-

flation 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 af-

ter, the cushion deflates.

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.

In case of crash, a person not wearing the

seat belt moves forward and may come in-

to contact with the cushion while it is still

inflating. Under this circumstance the pro-

tection offered by the air bag is reduced.

Do not apply stickers or oth-

er objects to the steering

wheel or to the air bag cover on the

passenger’s side or on the side roof

lining. Do not put objects on the

dashboard on passenger side (e.g. mo-

bile phones) since they could interfere

with proper passenger air bag infla-

tion and cause injuries to the car’s

passengers.

WARNING

Front air bag may not be activated in the

following situations:

❒

in collisions against highly deformable

objects not affecting the car front sur-

face (e.g. bumper collision against guard

rail);

❒

car wedging under other vehicles or

protective barriers (for example under

a truck or guard rail);

as it offers no additional protection com-

pared with the seat belts, consequently,

it would be pointless. Therefore, failure to

come into action in the above circum-

stances does not mean that the system is

not working properly.

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