Airbag Systems - Porsche 911 Carrera Manual

Airbag Systems

The airbags in combination with the safety belts
make up a safety system which offers the driver
and the passenger the greatest known protection
from injuries in case of accident.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with airbags,
the safety belts are your primary protection
and must be worn at all times.
The airbags can only help protect you where the
impact is of sufficient severity and from a speci-
fied direction.
Therefore, all persons within the vehicle
must always wear safety belts (in many states,
state law requires the use of safety belts).
f Please observe the chapter "SAFETY BELTS"
on Page 42.
The front airbags are located behind the padded
steering wheel panel on the driver's side and on
the passenger's side in the dashboard.
The side airbags are installed in the side of the
seat backrests.
The head airbags are installed in the door linings.
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Controls, Instruments
Function
Depending on the force and angle of impact, the
corresponding airbags can be triggered.
The inflation process generates the amount of gas
required to fill the airbags at the necessary pres-
sure in fractions of a second. Because of the pos-
sibility of injuries from airbag deployment, airbags
are designed to deploy only when occupants can
receive substantial additional injuries from their
deployment.
Airbags protect the face and upper body, while
simultaneously damping the motion of the driver
and passenger in the impact direction in the event
of a frontal impact or side impact.
Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and
diagnostic module. This module will record the
use of the safety belt restraint system by the driv-
er and front passenger when the side airbags and
head airbags are inflated.
Danger!
To provide optimal occupant protection, air-
bags must inflate at very high speed.
If you are not wearing your safety belt or are
too close to the airbag when its deployed, in-
flating airbags can result in serious personal
injury or death.
f Make sure there are no people, animals or ob-
jects between the driver or passenger and the
area into which the airbag inflates.
f Sit back as far from the dashboard or steering
wheel as is practical, while still maintaining full
vehicle control.
f Do not lean against the inside of the doors.
f Always leave feet in the footwell when driving.
Do not put feet on the dashboard or the seat
cushion.
f Always hold the steering wheel by the outer
rim.
Never rest your hands on the airbag panel.
f Never transport heavy or sharp objects on or
in front of the passenger seat.
f Always keep the lid of the door storage com-
partment closed. Objects must not protrude
out of the door storage compartment.
f Give your passenger all of the information in
this chapter.
f No changes must be made to the wiring or
components of the airbag system.