Operation Manual

Safety
114
Airbags
Im
p
act detection zones
A
.
Front impact zone.
B
.
Side impact zone.
Front airba
g
s
D
ep
l
o
y
ment
The airba
g
s are deplo
y
ed, except the
p
assen
g
er's front airba
g
if it is deactivated,
in the event o
f
a serious
f
ront impact applied
to all or
p
art o
f
the
f
ront im
p
act zone
A
,
i
n
the lon
g
itudinal centreline o
f
the vehicle on a
h
orizontal plane and directed from the front to
th
e
r
ea
r
o
f th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
.
The
f
ront airbag in
f
lates between the head-
thorax o
f
the
f
ront occupant o
f
the vehicle
a
n
d
th
e
das
h
boa
r
d
t
o
cus
hi
o
n th
e
ir f
o
rw
a
r
d
mo
v
e
m
e
nt.
S
y
stem desi
g
ned to maximise the safet
y
of the
occupants
(
with the exception of the rear centre
p
assen
g
er
)
in the event of violent collisions.
The airba
g
s supplement the action of the force-
limitin
g
seat belts
(
with the exception o
f
the
c
entre rear passen
g
er
)
.
I
f
a collision occurs, the electronic detectors
r
ecord and analyse the
f
ront and side impacts
s
ustained in the impact detection zones:
- in the case of a serious impact, the airba
g
s
a
re deplo
y
ed instantl
y
and contribute
towards better protection of the occupants
of the vehicle
(
with the exception of the rear
c
entre passen
g
er
)
; immediatel
y
a
f
ter the
i
mpact, the airba
g
s de
f
late rapidl
y
so that
the
y
do not hinder visibilit
y
or the exit o
f
the
occu
p
ants,
- in the case o
f
a minor or rear impact
or in certain roll-over conditions, the
a
irba
g
s will not be deplo
y
ed; the seat belt
a
lone contributes towards ensurin
g
y
our
p
rotection in these situations.
T
he airba
g
s do not operate when the
ig
nition is switched off
.
Thi
s equ
i
pment w
ill
on
ly
d
ep
l
o
y
once.
If
a second impact occurs
(
durin
g
the
s
ame or a subsequent accident
)
, the
airbag will not be deployed again.
Deplo
y
ment of the airba
g(
s
)
is
a
ccompan
i
e
d
by
a s
ligh
t em
i
ss
i
on
o
f
smoke and a noise, due to the
a
ctivation o
f
the p
y
rotechnic cartrid
g
e
i
ncorporated in the system.
This smoke is not harm
f
ul, but sensitive
i
ndividuals ma
y
experience sli
g
ht
i
rrit
a
ti
o
n.
The noise of the detonation ma
y
result in
a
sli
g
ht loss of hearin
g
for a short time.
S
ystem which protects the driver and
f
ront
p
assen
g
er in the event of a serious front impact
in order to limit the risk of in
j
ur
y
to the head and
c
h
es
t.
The driver's airba
g
is fitted in the centre of the
s
teerin
g
wheel; the
f
ront passen
g
er's airba
g
is
f
itted in the dashboard above the
g
love box.