Front Airbags; A 16 Front Passenger Airbag - Skoda Roomster Owner's Manual

130 Airbag system

Front airbags

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
airbag for the front passenger* is housed in the dash panel above the storage
⇒ fig.
compartment 126. The installation positions are each marked with the
"AIRBAG" logo.
The front airbag system is complementary to the three-point seat belts and offers
additional protection in the head and chest area of the driver and passenger in the
event of a frontal collision ⇒
front airbag system" on page 131.
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 122, "Why
seat belts?".
Fig. 125 Driver airbag in
The dash panel must be replaced after the front passenger airbag has been
the steering wheel
deployed.
Function of the front airbags
Risk of injury to the head and chest area is reduced by fully inflated
airbags.
Fig. 126 Front passenger
airbag in the dash panel
⇒ fig.
125. The front
The airbag system is designed in such a way that the driver and front passenger
airbag* are deployed in the event of a frontal collision of major severity.
in "Important safety information regarding the
Caution
Fig. 127 Inflated airbags