Fiat 500 2017 User Manual page 27

The steering wheel hub trim cover and the upper right side of the instrument panel
separate and fold out of the way as the air bags inflate to their full size. The front air
bags fully inflate in less time than it takes to blink your eyes. The front air bags then
quickly deflate while helping to restrain the driver and front passenger.
Knee Impact Bolsters
The Knee Impact Bolsters help protect the knees of the driver and front passenger, and
position the front occupants for improved interaction with the front air bags.
• Do not drill, cut, or tamper with the knee impact bolsters in any way.
• Do not mount any accessories to the knee impact bolsters such as alarm lights,
stereos, citizen band radios, etc.
Supplemental Driver Knee Air Bag
This vehicle is equipped with a Supplemental Driver Knee Air Bag mounted in the instru-
ment panel below the steering column. The Supplemental Driver Knee Air Bag provides
enhanced protection during a frontal impact by working together with the seat belts, pre-
tensioners, and front air bags.
Supplemental Side Air Bags
Your vehicle is equipped with two types of supplemental Side Air Bags:
1. Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags (SABs): Located in the outboard side of
the front seats. The SABs are marked with a "SRS AIRBAG" or AIRBAG label sewn
into the outboard side of the seats.
The SABs may help to reduce the
risk of occupant injury during certain
side impacts, in addition to the injury
reduction potential provided by the
seat belts and body structure.
When the SAB deploys, it opens the
seam on the outboard side of the
seatback' s trim cover. The inflating
SAB deploys through the seat seam
into the space between the occu-
pant and the door. The SAB moves
at a very high speed and with such
a high force that it could injure oc-
cupants if they are not seated prop-
GETTING STARTED
WARNING!
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side
Air Bag Label
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