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also
be
rigorously checked
.
Not checking
or
maintaining seat belts
serious
lnjury or dealh
il
the seat belts
properly when needed. Check the belts
have any
problem corrected immediately'
AIRBAC
INFLATED
ON
IMPACT
aEsembly is
notobviolrs
ln
sitlation3
where
the
akbags
have been
deployed,
lhe
front
seat
beltlensionersystems
mustalso
be
replaced
Seat
beltanchorage points must
AIRBAG DEFLATED
AFTER
DEPLOYMENT
Airbag Supplemenlary Restralnt System
(SRS)
The Lotus Evora
is
equipped wilh advanced
dual stage
airbags
for both
lhe
driver and front seat passenger,
in
conjunclion
with
pre{ensioning seat
belts
for
both
fronl
seat
occupants.
The
airbag Supplemeniary Restraint System (SRS)
is
supplomental
lo lhe
seat belts, and
does
not
renderthe
seat belts redundant.
Seat bells have proven
to
be
the single most effective
safety
device, and
should
be
worn al
alliimes
by both driver and pas-
senger,
no
matter how short
the
joumey,
Prope
y
wom
seat
bells
also
ensure
that
the
seat
occupant
is in
the
best position
for tull effectiveness
of
the
akbag.
4SEE[Ixd
lrugs
inflate with great
fo.ce,
ln
a
lraclion
of
a
s€cond, and
ifa
vehicle
occupant
13
too close
lo
thealrbag
(less than
10
inches
(25
cml)
orincorrectly positloned, they
could
be
lilled orseriously
injured.
Front
seat occupanls willminimise their
chances
of
injury in
a
frontal collision,
ifthe
seats are position€d
as
far
reaMards
as
;s
consistenl with maintaining
fulland
comfortable
contrclofthe
vehicle, and
lhe
requirements
of
any
lear
seat passengers.
The SRS
isdesigned io
operate when
thevehicle
is involved
in
a
frontal, or
near
fronlal
collision, and
the
impact (rate
ofde-
celeration)
is
sufiicisnt
to
wanant
airbag
and
seatbelttensioning
protection io
bolh
front
seat
occupants.
The
55
litre airbag
for
the
driver is housed in the centre of the steedng wheel, with
a
100
litre
bag for
th€ passenger
housed within the
fascia.
A sensor
regularly
and
.
No
one;hould travel in
a
seat
with an inop€rative
seat
belt.
Care should
be
taken to avoid
conlamination
ofthe
webbing
with oolishes.
oils ot
chemicals
and
parliculady
battery
ac:d
Use
nnlv
a mild
deteroentto
clean
thewebbing neve'use
bleach
or
dv;.
and allow
th;
bell to dry fullv
befot€
using the
cat
Fnsure
t;al
the
buckE
mechanism
is
kept
free
of
dirl as
there
is
no
provision
fot
disassembly for cleaning purposes
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