Alfa Romeo 4C spider User Manual page 59

Supplemental Side Air Bags
Supplemental Door-Integrated Side Air Bag
Inflatable Curtains (SABICs)
This vehicle is equipped with Supplemental Door-
Integrated Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtains
(SABICs).
SABICs may help reduce the risk of head and
other injuries to front seat outboard occupants in
certain side impacts, in addition to the injury
reduction potential provided by the seat belts and
body structure.
The SABICs are located in the door trim below the
side windows. The trim covering the SABICs is
labeled "SRS AIRBAG" or "AIRBAG. "
The SABICs deploy upward, covering the side
windows. An inflating SABIC pushes the outside
edge of the trim out of the way and covers the
window. The SABICs inflate with enough force to
injure occupants if they are not belted and seated
properly, or if items are positioned in the area
where the SABICs inflate. Children are at an even
greater risk of injury from a deploying air bag.
The SABICs may help reduce the risk of partial or
complete ejection of vehicle occupants through
side windows in certain side impact events.
Supplemental Door-Integrated Side Air Bag
Inflatable Curtains (SABICs) Location
WARNING!
Do not mount equipment, or stack luggage or
other cargo up high enough to block the de-
ployment of the SABICs. The door trim below
the side windows where the SABIC and its
deployment path are located should remain
free from any obstructions.
Side Impacts
The Side Air Bags are designed to activate in
certain side impacts. The Occupant Restraint Con-
troller (ORC) determines whether the deployment
of the Side Air Bags in a particular impact event is
appropriate, based on the severity and type of
collision. The side impact sensors aid the ORC in
determining the appropriate response to impact
events.The system is calibrated to deploy the Side
Air Bags on the impact side of the vehicle during
impacts that require Side Air Bag occupant pro-
tection. In side impacts, the Side Air Bags deploy
independently; a left side impact deploys the left
Side Air Bags only and a right-side impact deploys
the right Side Air Bags only. Vehicle damage by
itself is not a good indicator of whether or not Side
Air Bags should have deployed.
The Side Air Bags will not deploy in all side
collisions, including some collisions at certain
angles, or some side collisions that do not impact
the area of the passenger compartment. The Side
Air Bags may deploy during angled or offset frontal
collisions where the front air bags deploy.
Side Air Bags are a supplement to the seat belt
restraint system. Side Air Bags deploy in less time
than it takes to blink your eyes.
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