Owners Manual

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CORRECT USE
OF THE
CAR
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
YOUR CAR
SAFETY
DEVICES
DRIVER’S KNEES AIR BAG fig. 14
It consists of an instant-inflating cushion
housed into a special compartment pro-
vided for the purpose under the lower
post guard at driver’s knees level, designed
to give further protection in the event of
frontal crash.
MANUAL DEACTIVATION OF
PASSENGER’S FRONT AIR BAG
AND SIDE BAG
Should it be absolutely necessary to car-
ry a child on the front seat, the passenger’s
front air bag and the Side Bag can be de-
activated.
The instrument panel warning light
“ will
stay on glowing steadily until reactivating
the passenger’s front air bag and the Side
Bag.
WARNING To deactivate the passenger’s
front air bag and the Side Bag, refer to
paragraphs “Digital display” and “Multi-
functional display” in section “Your car”.
SIDE BAGS -
WINDOW BAGS
SIDE BAG fig. 15
It consists of an instant-inflating cushion
housed in the front seat backrest. It pro-
tects the chest and the hips of the pas-
sengers in the event of side crash of medi-
um-high severity.
fig. 14
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