Front Airbag - Skoda SUPERB - 05-2009 Manual

176 Airbag system

Front airbag

Description of the front airbags
The airbag system is not a substitute for the seat belt!
The front airbag for the driver is housed in the steering wheel
The front airbag for the front passenger is housed in the dash panel above the
⇒ fig.
storage compartment 170. The installation positions are each marked with
the "AIRBAG" logo.
The front airbag system, in combination with three-point safety belts, offers addi-
tional protection for the head and chest area of the driver and front passenger in
the event of a frontal collision of major severity ⇒
tion regarding the front airbag system" on page 177.
The airbag is not a substitute for the seat belt, but is part of the complete passive
vehicle safety concept. Please note that an airbag can only offer you optimal
protection in combination with a seat belt which is fastened.
Apart from their normal protective function, a further task of the seat belts is to
also hold the driver and front passenger in a correct seated position in the event of
a frontal collision so as to enable the front airbags to offer the maximum protection.
You should therefore always fasten the seat belts, not only because this is required
by law, but also for safety reasons and for your own protection ⇒ page 168, "Why
seat belts?".
Fig. 169 Driver airbag in the
The dash panel must be replaced after the front passenger airbag has been
steering wheel
deployed.
Function of the front airbags
Risk of injury to the head and chest area is reduced by fully inflated
airbags.
Fig. 170 Front passenger
airbag in the dash panel
⇒ page 176, fig.
169.
The airbag system is designed in such a way that the driver and the front passenger
airbag* are deployed in the event of a frontal collision of major severity.
Note
in "Important safety informa-
Fig. 171 Inflated airbags