Alfa Romeo Spider 2008 Owner's Manual page 132

IMPORTANT Should an accident oc-
cur in which any of the safety devices is
activated, take the car to Alfa Romeo
Authorized Services to have the devices
activated replaced and to have the sys-
tem checked.
Every control, repair and replacement
operations concerning the air bags must
only be carried out c/o Alfa Romeo Au-
thorized Services.
If you are having the car scrapped, have
the air bag system deactivated at Alfa
Romeo Authorized Services first. If the car
changes ownership, the new owner must
be informed of the method of use of air
bags and the above warnings and also
be given this "Owner's Manual".
WARNING
Never lean head, arms
and elbows out of the
window.
IMPORTANT The triggering of pre-
tensioners, front air bags and side bags
is decided in a differentiated manner ac-
cording to the type of impact. The fail-
ure to deploy one or more of them does
not mean that the system is not work-
ing properly.
GENERAL WARNINGS
WARNING
If when fitting the key
into the ignition device,
the warning light ¬ does not
turn on or if it stays on when
travelling (together with the
message on the display) there
could be a failure in safety
systems; in this event air bags
or pretensioners could not trig-
ger in case of impact or, in a
minor number of cases, they
could trigger accidentally. Con-
tact Alfa Romeo Authorized
Services immediately to have
the system checked.
WARNING
Do not cover the back-
rest of front seats with
trims or covers that are not
suitable to be used with side
bags.
WARNING
Never travel with ob-
jects on your lap, in
front of your chest or with a
pipe, pencil, etc. between your
lips; injury may result in the
event of the air bag being trig-
gered.
WARNING
Always keep
hands on the steering
wheel rim when driving, so
that if the air bag is triggered,
it can inflate without meeting
any obstacles which could
cause serious harm to you. Do
not drive with the body bent
forwards, keep the seat back
rest in the erect position and
lean your back well against it.
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