Front Airbags - Ford 2008 Ka Owner's Handbook Manual

069-084 Ford KA EN_065-080 Ford KA IT 14/04/14 15:41 Pagina 78
RECOMMENDATIONS TO
CARRY CHILDREN SAFELY
Below is a summary of the main safety
rules to be followed when carrying
children:
❒ Install the child restraint systems on
the rear seat, which is the most
protected position in the event of an
accident.
❒ If the passenger's airbag is
deactivated, always check the amber
"
warning light
dashboard in the dedicated panel to
make sure that it has actually been
deactivated.
❒ Carefully follow the instructions
supplied with the child restraint
system which are mandatory by law.
Keep the instructions in the car along
with the other documents and this
handbook. Do not use second-hand
child restraint systems without
instructions.
❒ Always check the seat belt is well
fastened by pulling the webbing.
❒ Only one child is to be strapped to
each retaining system.
❒ Always check that the seat belts do
not interfere with the child's throat.
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❒ While travelling, do not let the seat
child sit incorrectly or unfasten the
seat belts.
❒ Never carry children on your lap,
even newborns. No-one can hold a
child in the case of an accident.
❒ In case of an accident, replace the
child restraint system with a new
one.
OFF (amber) on the
AIRBAG
The vehicle is equipped with front
airbags for driver and passenger and
front side airbags (side bag - window
bag) (where specified).

FRONT AIRBAGS

The front airbags (for driver and
passenger) have been designed to
protect the passengers sitting on the
front seats in the event of head-on
crashes of medium-high severity, by
placing the bag between the person and
the steering wheel or dashboard.
Therefore non-activation in other types
of collisions (side collisions, rear shunts,
roll-overs, etc.) is not a system
malfunction.
An electronic control unit will make the
bag inflate in the event of a frontal
impact.
The bag will inflate instantaneously
placing itself between the front
occupants body and the structures
which could cause injury. It will deflate
immediately afterwards.
Driver and passenger front airbags are
not a replacement of, but
complementary to the seat belts, which
you are always recommended to wear,
as specified by law in Europe and most
non-European countries.