SMART FORTWO CABRIO Operating Instructions Manual page 170

Airbags
Danger of injury!
After an airbag has been trig
gered:
airbag components will be hot. Do not
touch them, or you could be burned
the airbags must be changed by a
qualified specialist workshop,
which will have the necessary exper
tise and tools for performing the
work involved. smart gmbh recom
mends that you visit a smart center
for this. In particular, work relevant
to safety or on safety related sys
tems must be carried out at a quali
fied specialist workshop.
168 Study in motion
Danger of injury!
A small amount of powder is re
leased when an airbag inflates. This
powder is not hazardous to health and
does not indicate that there is a fire in
the vehicle. The powder could cause
short term breathing difficulties in
people with asthma or breathing prob
lems. To avoid these breathing diffi
culties, such persons should either
leave the car immediately (provided it
is safe to do so) or open the window to
let fresh air in.
Danger of injury!
For safety reasons, smart gmbh
recommends that you use seat covers
that have been tested for use in smart
vehicles and which are fitted with a
special tear seam for side airbags. A
side airbag could otherwise fail to de
ploy correctly and achieve its intended
protective potential in the event of an
accident. These covers can be obtained
at a smart center, for example.