Skoda 2014 Yeti Owner's Manual page 21

Note
In vehicles with side airbags at the front, a label with the word AIRBAG is lo-
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cated on the front seat backrests.
In vehicles with rear side airbags, the word AIRBAG is located between the
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entrance area and the rear seat rest.
Head airbags
Fig. 14 Location of the head airbag/gas-filled head airbag
In the event of a severe side collision, the head airbag system offers additional
protection for the head and neck area of passengers.
The head airbags are positioned above the doors on both sides of the vehicle
interior » Fig. 14 - .
In the event of a side collision the head airbag is deployed together with the
relevant side airbag and the front seat belt tensioner on the side of the car on
which the accident occurs.
When deployed, the airbag covers the window area of the front and rear doors,
as well as the area of the door pillar
Head impact with interior parts is reduced by the inflated head airbag. The re-
duction in any impact to the head and the resultant minimizing of any move-
ments of the head additionally reduce the risk of injuries to the neck area.
WARNING
General information
There must not be any objects in the deployment area of the head air-
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bags which might prevent the airbags from inflating properly.
» Fig. 14 - .
WARNING (Continued)
Only hang light items of clothing on the hooks fitted in the vehicle. Never
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leave any heavy or sharp-edged objects in the pockets of the items of
clothing. Additionally, clothes hangers must not be used to hang up items
of clothing.
The installation of impermissible accessories in the vicinity of the head
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airbags can considerably impair the protection offered by the head airbag in
the event of it being deployed. When the deployed head airbag is inflated,
parts of the accessories fitted could be thrown into the interior of the car
and injure the occupants » page
The sun visors must not be swivelled towards the side windows in the
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deployment area of the head airbags if any objects, such as ball-point pens,
etc. are attached to them. This might result in injuries to the occupants if
the head airbag is deployed.
There must not be any further persons, animals or objects positioned be-
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tween the seated occupants and the deployment area of the airbag. In ad-
dition, none of the occupants should lean their head out of the window
when driving, or extend their arms and hands out of the window.
WARNING
The airbag control unit operates using pressure sensors located in the front
doors. For this reason, no adjustments may be carried out to the doors or
door panels (e.g. installation of additional loudspeakers). Resulting damage
can have a negative impact on the function of the airbag system. Any work
on the front doors and door panels must be carried out by a specialist ga-
rage. The following guidelines must be observed.
Never drive with inner door panels removed.
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Never drive if parts of the inner door panel have been removed and the
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resulting openings have not been properly sealed.
Never drive if the loudspeakers in the doors have been removed, unless
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the loudspeaker openings have been properly sealed.
Always make sure that the openings are covered or filled if additional
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loudspeakers or other equipment parts have been installed in the inner
door panels.
Always have work carried out by a ŠKODA service partner or a professio-
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nal specialist garage.
Note
In vehicles with head airbags, the word AIRBAG can be seen on the B and C
column cladding.
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Airbag system
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