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law in Europe and most non-European
countries.
In the event of impact, anyone not
wearing a seat belt is projected forwards
and may come into contact with the bag
while it is still inflating. The protection
offered by the bag is compromised in
these circumstances.
The front airbags may not activate in the
case of a frontal impact against highly
deformable objects not involving the
front surface of the vehicle (e.g. wing
collision against guard rail) or in the
case of the vehicle wedging under other
vehicles or protective barriers (e.g. under
trucks or guard rails).
Failure to activate in the conditions
described above is due to the fact that
they may not provide any additional
protection compared with seat belts, so
their activation would be inappropriate.
In these cases, non-deployment does not
indicate a system malfunction.
Driver's side front airbag
96) 97)
This consists of an instantly inflating
bag contained in a special recess in the
centre of the steering wheel fig. 92.
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WARNING Do not use particularly
aggressive products to clean the steering
wheel airbag cover.
Passenger front airbag
98)
This consists of an instantly inflating
bag contained in a special recess in the
dashboard fig. 93: this bag has a larger
volume than that on the driver side.
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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 side 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. 94.
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