Fiat Panda Owner's Handbook Manual page 110

Window bag
GETTING TO KNOW
This consists of two "curtain" bags housed behind
YOUR CAR
the side upholstery of the roof fig. 97and covered
with finishing elements, which protect the heads of
front and rear occupants in the event of a side
impact thanks to a wide bag deployment area.
SAFETY
The deployment of side bags in the event of side
impacts of low severity is not required.
In the event of a side impact, the system provides
STARTING AND
best protection if the passenger sits on the seat in a
DRIVING
correct position, thus allowing correct window
bag deployment.
The window bag is not available for the VAN version.
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IMPORTANT Do not hook rigid objects to the coat
hooks and to the support handles.
IN AN EMERGENCY
SERVICING AND
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
fig. 97
106
IMPORTANT Do not rest your head, arms or elbows
on the door, windows or the area in which the
window bag is located to avoid possible injury during
air bag inflation.
IMPORTANT Never lean your head, arms or elbows
out of the window.
IMPORTANT
Do not wash the seats with water or pressurised
steam (by hand or at automatic seat washing
stations).
The front air bags and/or side bags may be deployed
if the car is subject to violent impacts involving the
underbody area (e.g. violent impacts against steps or
kerbs, big holes or dips in the road etc.).
When the air bag deploys it emits a small amount of
dust: the dust is harmless and does not indicate
the beginning of a fire. The dust may irritate the skin
and eyes however: in this case, wash with neutral
soap and water.
Air bag checking, repair and replacement must be
carried out at a Fiat Dealership.
If the car is scrapped, have the air bag system
deactivated at a Fiat Dealership.
Pretensioners and air bags are deployed in different
ways, according to the type of impact. Failure to
deploy of one of the devices does not necessarily
indicate a system malfunction.
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