Lateral Protection Equipment - Renault Clio Owner's Manual

LATERAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT

Side airbags
This airbag may be fitted to the front
seats and is deployed at the sides of
the seats (door side) to protect the
occupants in the event of a severe
side impact.
These airbags operate
through slits in the front
backrests (door
never insert any objects
in these slits.
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Warnings concerning the
side airbag
- Fitting seat covers: seats
equipped with an airbag
require covers
designed
Contact your RENAULT Dealer
to find out if these covers may be
purchased
outlets. The use of any covers
other than those designed for
your vehicle (and including those
designed for another vehicle) may
affect the operation of the airbags
and reduce your protection.
- Do not place any accessories,
objects or even pets between the
seatback,
internal fittings. Do not cover the
seatback with any items such as
clothes or accessories. This may
prevent the airbag from operating
correctly or cause injury when
the airbag is deployed.
- No work
whatsoever may be carried out on
the seat and the internal fittings,
side):
except by qualified RENAULT
Network personnel.
specifically
for your vehicle.
from RENAULT
the door and the
or modification
The airbag system is based on the
pyrotechnic principles.
explains why, when the airbag
inflates, it will generate heat,
produce smoke (this does not mean
that a fire is about to start) and
make a noise upon detonation. In a
situation where an airbag
required, it will
immediately and this may cause
some minor, superficial grazing to
the skin or other problems.
This
is
inflate