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IMPORTANT Do not affix rigid objects to the
garment hooks or support handles.
GETTING TO KNOW
YOUR CAR
IMPORTANT Do not rest your head, arms or elbows
on the door, windows or the area in which the
window bag is located to avoid possible injury during
airbag inflation.
SAFETY
IMPORTANT Never lean your head, arms or elbows
out of the window.
STARTING AND
DRIVING
IMPORTANT
Do not wash the seats with water or pressurised
steam (by hand or at automatic seat washing
WARNING LIGHTS
stations).
AND MESSAGES
The front airbags and/or side bags may be deployed if
the car is subject to violent impacts involving the
underbody area (e.g. violent impacts against steps or
IN AN EMERGENCY
kerbs, big holes or dips in the road etc.).
When the airbag deploys it emits a small amount of
dust: the dust is harmless and does not indicate
the beginning of a fire. The dust may irritate the skin
SERVICING AND
and eyes however: in this case, wash with neutral
MAINTENANCE
soap and water.
Airbag checking, repair and replacement must be
carried out at a Fiat Dealership.
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
If the car is scrapped, have the airbag system
deactivated at a Fiat Dealership.
Pretensioners and airbags are deployed in different
ways, according to the type of impact. Failure to
INDEX
deploy of one or more of the devices does not
indicate a system malfunction.
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WARNING
If, when the key is turned to MAR-ON,
the
warning light does not switch
on or stays on whilst driving, a fault may have
occurred in the restraint systems. In this case
the airbags or pretensioners may not be
deployed in an impact or, in a lower number of
cases, they may be deployed accidentally.
Before continuing, contact a Fiat Dealership
immediately to have the system checked.
WARNING
For versions/markets where provided, in
the event of
warning light failure,
the
warning light switches on and the
explosive charges of the passenger airbag are
deactivated.
WARNING
On vehicles with side bags, do not cover
the front seat backrests with extra
covers.
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