Seat Ateca 2018 Owner's Manual page 80

Knee airbag*
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page 24.
WARNING
The knee airbag is deployed in front of
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the driver's knees. Always keep the deploy-
ment areas of the knee airbags free.
Never not fix objects to the cover or in the
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deployment area of the knee airbag.
Adjust the driver's seat so that there is a
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distance of at least 10 cm (4 inches) be-
tween your knees and the location of the
this airbag. If your physical constitution
prevents you from meeting these require-
ments, make sure you contact a special-
ised workshop.
Side airbags*
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WARNING
If you do not wear a seat belt, if you lean
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forward, or are not seated correctly while
the vehicle is in motion, you are at a greater
risk of injury if the side airbag system is
triggered in an accident.
In order for the side airbags to provide
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their maximum protection, the prescribed
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Safety
sitting position must always be maintained
with seat belts fastened while travelling.
In a side-on collision the side airbags will
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not work if the sensors do not correctly
measure the pressure increase on the inte-
rior of the doors, due to air escaping
through the areas with holes or openings in
the door panel.
Never drive if the interior door panels
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have been removed or if the panels have
not been correctly fitted.
Never drive the vehicle if the loudspeak-
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ers in the door panels have been removed,
unless the holes left by the loudspeakers
have been closed properly.
Always check that the openings are
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closed or covered if loudspeakers or other
equipment are fitted inside the door pan-
els.
Occupants of the outer seats must never
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carry any objects or pets in the deploy-
ment space between them and the airbags,
or allow children or other passengers to
travel in this position. It is also important
not to attach any accessories (such as cup
holders) to the doors. This would impair the
protection offered by the side airbags.
The built-in coat hooks should be used
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only for lightweight clothing. Do not leave
any heavy or sharp-edged objects in the
pockets.
Great forces, such as hard blows or kicks,
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must not be exerted upon the backrest bol-
ster because the system may be damaged.
In this case, the side airbags would not be
triggered.
Under no circumstances should protec-
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tive covers be fitted over seats with side
airbags unless the covers have been ap-
proved for use in your vehicle. Because the
airbag deploys from the side of the back-
rest, the use of conventional seat covers
would obstruct the side airbag, seriously
reducing the airbag's effectiveness.
Any damage to the original seat uphols-
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tery or around the seams of the side airbag
units must be repaired immediately by a
specialised workshop.
The airbags provide protection for just
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one accident; replace them once they have
deployed.
Any work on the side airbag system or re-
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moval and installation of the airbag com-
ponents for other repairs (such as removal
of the front seat) should only be performed
by a specialised workshop. Otherwise,
faults may occur during the airbag system
operation.
Do not attempt to modify components of
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the airbag system in any way.
Curtain airbags*
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page 25.