Seat Leon 5D Owner's Manual page 33

Never attach objects to the central air-
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bag cover or the deployment zone.
Do not allow other people, animals or ob-
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jects to get between the occupants of the
front seats and the airbag deployment
zone. Make sure that all vehicle occupants,
including children, follow this rule.
Never use upholstery or seat covers that
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have not been explicitly authorised for the
seats of the vehicle. Otherwise, the side air-
bag will not be able to deploy if triggered.
WARNING
Improper manipulation of the driver and
front passenger seats can prevent the cen-
tral airbag from operating correctly and
cause serious injuries.
Never remove the front seats from the ve-
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hicle or modify their components.
If the backrest side bolsters are subjec-
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ted to a lot of force, the central airbag may
not trigger correctly,it may not trigger at
all or if may trigger unexpectedly.
Have a specialised repair shop immedi-
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ately repair any damage to the original
seat upholstery or seams in the area of the
central airbag module.
Airbag system
Side airbags*
Fig. 26 Side airbag in driver's seat.
Illustration of completely inflated side
Fig. 27
airbags on the left side of the vehicle.
The side airbags are located in the driver's
seat and front passenger seat backrests
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Fig. 26.
The locations are identified by the text "AIR-
BAG" in the lower region of the backrests.
In conjunction with the seat belts, the side air-
bag system provides additional protection for
the upper body in the event of a severe side
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collision .
In a side collision, the side airbags reduce the
risk of injury to passengers to the areas of the
body facing the impact. In addition to their
normal protection, the seat belts also hold
the passengers in the event of a side collision;
this is how these airbags provide maximum
protection.
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
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.
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