Fiat ABARTH 500 2017 User Manual page 26

GETTING STARTED
Driver And Passenger Front Air Bag Features
The Advanced Front Air Bag system has multistage driver and front passenger air
bags. This system provides output appropriate to the severity and type of collision
as determined by the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC), which may receive infor-
mation from the front impact sensors (if equipped) or other system components.
The first stage inflator is triggered immediately during an impact that requires air bag
deployment. A low energy output is used in less severe collisions. A higher energy
output is used for more severe collisions.
This vehicle may be equipped with a driver and/or front passenger seat belt buckle
switch that detects whether the driver or front passenger seat belt is buckled. The
seat belt buckle switch may adjust the inflation rate of the Advanced Front Air Bags.
This vehicle may be equipped with driver and/or front passenger seat track position
sensors that may adjust the inflation rate of the Advanced Front Air Bags based
upon seat position.
• No objects should be placed over or near the air bag on the instrument
panel or steering wheel because any such objects could cause harm if the
vehicle is in a collision severe enough to cause the air bag to inflate.
• Do not put anything on or around the air bag covers or attempt to open
them manually. You may damage the air bags and you could be injured be-
cause the air bags may no longer be functional. The protective covers for the
air bag cushions are designed to open only when the air bags are inflating.
• Relying on the air bags alone could lead to more severe injuries in a collision.
The air bags work with your seat belt to restrain you properly. In some colli-
sions, air bags won't deploy at all. Always wear your seat belts even though
you have air bags.
Front Air Bag Operation
Front Air Bags are designed to provide additional protection by supplementing the
seat belts. Front air bags are not expected to reduce the risk of injury in rear, side,
or rollover collisions. The front air bags will not deploy in all frontal collisions, includ-
ing some that may produce substantial vehicle damage — for example, some pole
collisions, truck underrides, and angle offset collisions.
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