Front Airbags - Skoda Rapid 2013 Owner's Manual

Components of the vehicle safety concept
The following safety equipment in the vehicle form the vehicle safety concept to
reduce the risk of serious and fatal injuries. Some equipment may not be installed
in the vehicle or not available in some markets.
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Optimised seat belts on all seats.
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Seat belt height adjusters for front seats.
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Front airbags for driver and front passenger.
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Airbag indicator light .
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Control units and sensors.
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Height adjustable head restraints that are optimised for rear impact.
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Adjustable steering column.
Situations in which the front airbag does not deploy:
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If the ignition is switched off in a collision.
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If the deceleration measured by the control unit is too low for collisions at the
front end.
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In rear-end collisions.
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In a rollover.
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If the impact speed is lower than the required reference value in the control
unit.

Front airbags

Fig. 53 Installation position and deployment area of the driver's front airbag
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Fig. 54 Installation position and deployment area of the front passenger air-
bag
The front airbag system is complementary to the three-point seat belts and offers
additional protection for the head and chest area of the driver and front passen-
ger in the event of a frontal collision with greater severity. Always maintain the
greatest possible distance to the front airbag
bags are able to inflate fully in the event they are deployed, thereby providing
maximum protection.
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The front airbag for the driver is located in the steering wheel
the front airbag for the passenger in the instrument panel
bag installation locations are indicated by the lettering "AIRBAG".
The red-boxed areas » fig. 53
front airbags (inflation area). Therefore, objects should never be stored or secured
in these areas » . The factory-mounted attachments are not reached by the de-
ploying driver and front passenger airbags, such as the base plate for the mobile
phone holder.
When the driver and front passenger airbags are inflated, the airbag covers are
folded out from the steering wheel
, respectively. The airbag covers remain attached to the steering wheel or the
instrument panel.
WARNING
The inflation of a deployed airbag occurs in a split second and at very high
speed.
Always leave the inflation areas of the front airbags free.
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