Porsche cayman gt4 Owner's Manual page 39

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No Activation of already
DANGER
triggered Airbag
Systems
Airbag systems were designed to trigger only
once.
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Have triggered airbag systems replaced
immediately.
Information
Airbag components (e.g. steering wheel, door
lining, seats) may be disassembled only by an
authorized Porsche dealer.
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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 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
passengers to always wear safety belts.
Your Porsche vehicle is equipped with
electronically controlled systems that help to
ensure your vehicle operates properly. These
systems monitor the operation of various systems
and electronically store information that is useful
to service technicians when they need to diagnose
and repair these systems.
Your vehicle is equipped with crash-sensing
and diagnostic devices that may record
information at the time of a collision,
including whether the airbag and seatbelt
pretensioners deployed and whether the
safety belt was in use.
To retrieve this information, special equipment is
needed and access to the vehicle or feature that
stores that data is required. Some states only
allow access to such information under restricted
circumstances, including:
– In response to a request of police or other
government office; or
– with the consent of the registered owner, or if
the vehicle is leased, with the lessee, or
– through a discovery process in litigation; or as
otherwise permitted or required by law.
Your rights with respect to the information
discussed above may vary from state to state.
Check your state law for further information.
Advanced airbag
Your vehicle is equipped with occupant sensing for
the passenger's seat in accordance with
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208.
The components of the advanced passenger
airbag system include an occupant sensing
system for the front passenger seat and a
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp.
Depending on the weight, body positioning and
shape 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 switched-on will be
triggered during a collision.
Precondition for switching the passenger's airbag
on and off, depending on weight, body positioning
and shape:
– Ignition is switched on.
Seats, Mirrors and Steering Wheel
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