Owner`s manual

Seats, interior 49
When triggered the side airbag inflates in
millis econds and forms a sa fety cushion for
driver and/or front passenger in the
respective door area. The risk of injury to
the upper body in the event of a side-
impact is thereby substantially reduc ed.
The side airbags will not be triggered in the
event of:
z The ignition being switched off,
z Frontal collisions.
z Acc idents in which the vehicle overturns.
z Collisions involving a rea r-impact.
z Collisions involving a side-impact outside
the passenger cell.
Curtain airbag s 3
The curtain airbag system is identified by
the badge AIRBAG on the headlining trim.
The curtain airbag system comprises:
z An airbag w ith inflator in the roof frame
on the d riv er’s and p assenge r’s side
respectively.
z The control e lectronics.
z The side -impact sensors.
z The airbag systems control indicator v in
the instrument cluster.
The curtain airbag system will be triggered:
z Depending on the severity of the
accident.
z Depending on the type of impact.
z Within the range shown in illustra tion
S 11743.
z Together w ith the side airbag system.
z Independently of the front airbag
sy ste m.
9 Wa rning
The re m ust be no objects in the area in
which the airbag inflates or in the area
between the seat backrests a nd the
vehicle body. Do not place the hands or
arms on the covers of the airbag systems.
Important information - see pag e 52.
The three-point seat belt must be
correctly fitted - see page 39.