Front Airbag Driver's Side; Passenger Front Airbag; Passenger's Front Airbag And Child Restraint Systems; Driver Knee Bag - Fiat 500X Owner's Handbook Manual

maximum inflation, their volume fills
most of the space between the steering
wheel and the driver and between the
dashboard and the passenger.
The airbags are not deployed in the
event of minor frontal impacts (for which
the restraining action of the seat belts is
sufficient). Seat belts must always be
worn. In the event of a frontal collision,
they ensure the correct positioning of
the occupant.

Front airbag driver's side

This consists of an instantly inflating
bag contained in a special
compartment in the centre of the
steering wheel fig. 81.
81

Passenger front airbag

This consists of an instantly inflating
bag contained in a special recess in the
dashboard fig. 82; this bag has a larger
volume than that of the driver's.
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82
Passenger's front airbag and child
restraint systems
Rearward facing child restraint systems
must NEVER be fitted on the front seat
with an active passenger airbag since in
the event of an impact the airbag
activation may cause fatal injuries to the
transported child.
ALWAYS comply with the instructions
on the label stuck on the passenger
side sun visor fig. 83.
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83

Driver knee bag

(where provided)
It is located in a specific compartment
arranged under the dashboard under a
specific cover fig. 84. It provides
additional protection in the event of a
frontal collision.
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84
Deactivating passenger front airbag
and seat-mounted side bag for
pelvis, chest and shoulders
protection
If a child must be carried on the front
seat in a rearward facing child restraint
system, deactivate the passenger side
front airbag and front side bag.
To deactivate the airbags use the
display Menu (see the instructions in the
"Display" paragraph, "Knowing the
instrument panel" chapter).
The OFF and
present at the centre of the instrument
panel fig. 85.
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ON LED are