SMART fortwo coupe Owner's Manual page 41

feet should always be placed on the
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ground. Do not place your feet on the dash-
board, for example. Otherwise, your feet
are in the airbag's deployment area
when travelling with children in the vehi-
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cle, observe the additional notes
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( page 40)
always stow objects correctly and securely
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Objects in the vehicle interior may prevent
the airbag from functioning correctly.
Therefore, always make sure that:
there are no people, animals or objects
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between the vehicle occupants and the
airbag
there are no objects between the seat, door
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and B-pillar
there are no hard objects, e.g. coat hang-
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ers, hanging on the grab handles or coat
hooks
there are no accessories, such as drinks
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can holders, attached in the airbag's
deployment area, e.g. on doors, side win-
dows or side trim panels
there are no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile
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objects in the pockets of your clothing.
Stow such objects in a suitable place
Limited protection from airbags
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WARNING
If you modify an airbag cover or affix
objects such as stickers to it, the airbag
can no longer function correctly. There is
an increased risk of injury.
Never modify an airbag cover or affix
objects to it.
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WARNING
Unsuitable seat covers may obstruct or
even prevent deployment of the airbags
integrated into the seats. The airbags may
then fail to protect the vehicle occupants
as intended. There is an increased risk of
injury, possibly even fatal.
Use only seat covers which have been spe-
cifically approved for the respective seat
by smart.
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WARNING
Sensors to control the airbags are located
in the doors. Modifications or work not per-
formed correctly to the doors or door pan-
elling, as well as damaged doors, can lead
to the function of the sensors being
impaired. The airbags might therefore not
function properly any more. Consequently,
the airbags cannot protect vehicle occu-
pants as they are designed to do. This
poses an increased risk of injury.
Never modify the doors or parts of the
doors. Always have work on the doors or
door panelling carried out at a qualified
specialist workshop.
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WARNING
An airbag that has been deployed once
cannot provide any further protection and,
in the event of an accident, can no longer
perform its intended protective function.
There is an increased risk of injury.
Have the vehicle towed to a qualified spe-
cialist workshop to have the deployed air-
bag replaced.
Have deployed airbags replaced immedi-
ately.
Status of the front-passenger front air-
bag
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps
The front-passenger front airbag can be
enabled or disabled using the airbag-off
switch in the instrument panel on the front-
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passenger side ( page 44).
Occupant safety
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