Passenger Airbag Deactivation; Side Bags - Fiat 500 C Owner's Handbook Manual

Driver's knee bag
(for versions/markets, where provided)
(C-fig. 82)
It consists of an instantly inflating
cushion housed into a special
compartment under the lower post
guard at driver's knee level, designed
to give further protection in the event of
a head-on crash.
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Deactivating the passenger side
airbags: front airbag and front side
bag
(for versions/markets, where provided)
If a child must be carried on the front
seat in a backward-facing child
restraint system, deactivate the
passenger's airbag and front side bag
(side bag) (for versions/markets, where
provided).
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The warning light in the centre of the
dashboard will stay on constantly until
the passenger's airbag and the front
side bag are reactivated
(for versions/markets, where provided).
IMPORTANT To manually deactivate
the passenger's front airbag and the
front side bag (for versions/markets,
where provided), refer to section
"Knowing your car", paragraphs
DVDF0S054c
"Multifunction display".
SIDE AIRBAGS
(Side bags - Window bag)
To help increase occupants protection
in the event of a side impact, the
vehicle is equipped with front side
bags (for versions/markets, where
provided) and window bag
(for versions/markets, where provided).
Side bags protect occupants from
side-on crashes of medium/high
severity by placing the bag between
the occupant and the internal parts of
the side structure of the vehicle.
Non-activation of side bags in other
types of collisions (front collisions, rear
shunts, roll-overs, etc.) is not a system
malfunction.
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