Airbag Overview - Seat altea Owner's Manual

Airbag overview

Front airbags
Fig. 13 Driver airbag in the steering wheel.
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Safety
Front passenger airbag in the dash
Fig. 14
panel.
The front airbag for the driver is located in
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the steering wheel Fig. 13 and the airbag
for the front passenger is located in the dash
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panel Fig. 13. Airbags are identified by the
word "AIRBAG".
The airbag covers fold out of the steering
wheel and dash panel respectively when the
driver and front passenger airbags are trig-
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gered Fig. 14. The airbag covers remain
connected to the steering wheel or the dash
panel.
In conjunction with the seat belts, the front
airbag system gives the driver and the front
passenger additional protection for the head
and chest in the event of a severe frontal col-
lision.
The special design of the airbag allows the
controlled escape of the propellant gas when
an occupant puts pressure on the bag. Thus,
the head and chest are surrounded and pro-
tected by the airbag. After the collision, the
airbag deflates sufficiently to allow visibility.
WARNING
● The seat belts and airbags can only provide
maximum protection if the occupants are
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seated correctly page 6, Proper sitting po-
sition for occupants.
● The deployment space between the front
passengers and the airbags must not in any
case be occupied by other passenger, pets
and objects.
The airbags provide protection for just one
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accident; replace them once they have de-
ployed.
It is also important not to attach any ob-
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jects such as cup holders or telephone
mountings to the surfaces covering the air-
bag units.
● Do not attempt to modify components of
the airbag system in any way.