Supplemental Restraint System (Srs) - Air Bag - Mitsubishi MOTORS Colt 2007 Owner's Manual

Supplemental restraint system
(SRS) - air bag
The information contained in this supplemental restraint sys-
tem (SRS) section covers important points concerning the
driver, front passenger, side and curtain air bags.
The SRS driver and front passenger air bags (if fitted) are
designed to supplement the primary protection of the driver
and front passenger side seat belt systems by providing these
occupants with protection against head and chest injuries in
certain moderate-to-severe frontal collisions.
The SRS side air bags (if fitted) are designed to supplement the
seat belts and provide the driver and front passenger with pro-
tection against chest and abdominal injuries in certain moder-
ate-to-severe side impact collisions.
The SRS curtain air bags (if fitted) are designed to supplement
the seat belts and provide the driver and passenger with protec-
tion against head injuries in certain moderate-to-severe side
impact collisions.
The SRS is NOT a substitute for the seat belts; for maximum
protection in all types of crashes and accidents, seat belts
should ALWAYS be worn by everyone who drives or rides in
this vehicle. (With infants and small children in child restraints
and older children buckled in the rear seat.)
WARNING
!
● IT IS VERY IMPORTANT ALWAYS TO WEAR
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YOUR SEAT BELT CORRECTLY, EVEN IF AN
AIR BAG IS FITTED:
• Seat belts help to keep the driver and passenger
properly positioned, thus reducing the risk of
injury in all collisions, and reducing the risk of
serious or fatal injury when the air bags inflate.
During sudden braking just before a collision, an
unrestrained or improperly restrained driver or
passenger can move forward into direct contact
with or within close proximity to the air bag which
may then deploy during the collision.
The initial stage of air bag inflation is the most
forceful, which could cause serious or fatal injury
if the occupant contacts it at this stage.
• Seat belts reduce the risk of injury in roll-overs,
rear impact collisions, and in lower-speed frontal
collisions, because driver's and passenger's air
bags are not designed to inflate in these situations.
• Seat belts reduce the risk of being thrown from
your vehicle in a collision or roll-over.
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