Owner`s manual

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When trigg ered, the front airbags inflate in
milliseconds and form a safety cushion for
driver and front passeng er. The forw ard
movement of the driver and front
passenger is checked and the risk of
injuries to the upper body and head
thereby substantially reduced.
No im pairment of view will occur, because
the a irba gs inflate and deflate so quic kly.
The front airbag system will not be
triggered in the event of
z the ignition is switched off,
z minor frontal collisions,
z accidents in which the vehicle overturns,
z collisions involving a sid e or rear impac t
where it would not be of benefit to the
occupants.
The front airbag system provides
optimum protection when the seat,
backrest and head restra int are correctly
adjusted: Adjust the driver's seat
according to the occupant's height such
that with the driver sitting upright the
steering wheel is held in the a rea of its
uppe r sp ok es with the d riv er's arms
slightly bent. The pa ssenger seat should
be as far back as possible, with the
backrest upright (see pages 5, 63). Do
not place the head, body, hands or feet
on the covers of the airbag systems.
Do not place any objects in the area in
which the airb ags inflate. Im portant
inform ation, see page 88.
The thre e-point seat be lt must be
correctly fitted, see p age 78.