Fiat 500 Manual page 127

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Warnings
In the event of a side collision, the
system provides best protection if the
passenger sits on the seat in a correct
position, thus allowing correct window
bag deployment.
The front airbags and/or side bags may
be deployed if the car is subject to
heavy knocks or accidents involving
the underbody area, such as for
example violent shocks against steps,
pavements or low obstacles, the car
falling in big holes or dips in the road.
A small amount of dust will be released
when the airbags are deployed.
The dust is not harmful and does
not indicate the beginning of a fire.
Furthermore, the surface of the
deployed bag and the interior of the car
may be covered by a dusty residue:
this may irritate skin and eyes. Wash
with mild soap and water in the event
of exposure. Every control, repair and
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replacement operation concerning the
airbags must only be carried out at a
Fiat Dealership. If the car is scrapped,
have the system deactivated at a Fiat
Dealership.
Pretensioners, front airbags and side
bags are deployed according to
different logics on the basis of the type
of collision. Failure to activate one or
more of the devices does not indicate a
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system malfunction.
Should an accident occur in which any
of the safety devices are activated, take
the car to a Fiat Dealership to have the
activated devices replaced and to have
the whole system checked.
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AUXILIARY
LITHIUM BATTERY
DISCONNECTION
(for the 1.0 FireFly Hybrid version)
WARNING In the event of a collision
that is serious enough to trigger
the airbag, the auxiliary battery is
automatically disconnected from the
electrical system in order to prevent
short circuits and/or fires.
In this case, the airbag warning light
will turn on together with the
engine failure warning light
instrument panel.
Contact a Fiat Dealership as soon as
possible to have the electrical system
checked.
WARNING
114) In some versions, in case of LED
failure (located on the plate of the
instrument panel), the warning light
the console turns on and the passenger
side airbags are deactivated.
115) The warning light indicates the
passenger airbag protection status. If
the warning light is off, passenger side
protection is active: to deactivate it, use
the Setup Menu (in this case the LED lights
up). When the car is started (ignition key
turned to MAR position), the warning light
turns on for about 8 seconds, provided
that at least 5 seconds have elapsed from
when it was switched off. If not, contact a
Fiat Dealership. If the engine is switched
off/on again in less than 5 seconds the
warning light may remain off. In this case,
to check correct warning light operation,
switch the engine off, wait for at least 5
seconds and switch the engine on again.
The warning light may light up with various
intensity levels depending on the vehicle
conditions. The intensity may also vary
during the same key cycle. When the
ignition key is turned to MAR, the
warning light switches for few seconds,
then if the passenger airbag is active it
should switch off.
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