Porsche Cayman Owner's Manual page 55

Always keep feet in the footwell while driving.
Do not put feet on the dashboard or the seat
area. Do not lean against the inside of the
door or outside the window while the vehicle is
moving.
Using accessories not approved by Porsche
can cause the weight sensing system to be
impaired.
Do not squeeze objects, such as the fire
extinguisher, or first aid kit under the seat.
Only have seats removed and installed by
an authorized Porsche dealer so that weight
sensing components will not be damaged.
Give your passenger all of the information in
this chapter.
Note
Airbag components (e.g. steering wheel, door
lining, seats) may be disassembled only by an
authorized Porsche dealer.
When disposing of a used airbag unit, our safety
instructions must be followed. These instructions
can be obtained at any authorized Porsche dealer.
Function of the airbag system
Airbags are a supplemental safety system. Your
primary protection comes from your safety belts.
The front airbags are triggered during a frontal
collision of sufficient force and direction. In the
event of a side impact of corresponding force, the
side airbag on the impact side is triggered.
The inflation process generates the amount of
gas required to fill the airbags at the necessary
pressure in fractions of a second.
Airbags help to protect the head 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.
In order to help provide protection in severe
collisions which can cause death and serious injury,
airbags must inflate extremely rapidly. Such high
speed inflation has a negative but unavoidable side
effect, which is that it can and does cause injuries,
including facial and arm abrasions, bruising and
broken bones. You can help minimize such injuries
by always wearing your safety belts.
There are many types of accidents in which
airbags are not expected to deploy. These include
accidents where the airbags would provide no
benefit, such as a rear impact against your vehicle.
Other accidents where the airbags are designed
not to deploy are those where the risk of injury from
the airbag deployment could exceed any protective
benefits, such as in low speed accidents or higher
speed accidents where the vehicle decelerates
over a longer time. Since airbag deployment does
not occur in all accidents, this further emphasizes
the need for you and your passenger to always
wear safety belts.
Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and
diagnostic module. This module will record the use
of the seat belt restraint system by the driver and
passenger when the airbags and/or belt tensioner
work.
Advanced Airbag
Your vehicle is equipped with a weight sensing
system for the passenger's seat in accordance
with U.S. Federal/Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 208. Depending on the weight acting on
the passenger's seat, the passenger's airbag will
automatically be switched on and off.
Depending on the angle and force of impact,
the passenger's airbag which is activated will be
triggered during a collision.
Precondition for switching the passenger's airbag
on and off, depending on weight:
– Vehicles equipped with key-operated airbag
deactivation device: Switch position AUTO.
– Ignition key is inserted.
Seat adjustment for the passenger's seat
If the seat is in an extreme position (e.g., the
backrest is in contact with the engine compartment
wall), the backrest can warp. Warping of the
backrest can lead to malfunctions.
Controls, Instruments
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