Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Owner's Manual page 45

Airbag Systems
Modification to Airbag
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DANGER
System
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A modified airbag system cannot offer protection.
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They may not trigger or could trigger in an uncon-
trolled way. An uncontrolled triggering of the airbag
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system can result in serious personal injury or death.
e Do not modify the seat coverings, since such
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changes can block the seat-mounted side airbag.
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Do not attach additional cushions, protective
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coverings, or pillows to the passenger's seat. Do
not affix things to the passenger's seat or cover it
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with other materials. Do not cover the back of the
backrest. Do not make changes to the
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passenger's seat, the cushion or foam or to the
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seat base frame.
e Do not modify any wiring or components of the
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airbag system.
e Do not install any wiring for electrical accessory
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equipment in the vicinity of the airbag wiring
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harnesses. Doing so may disable the airbag
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system or cause inadvertent inflation.
e If the airbag warning light on the tachometer
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illuminates, the airbag system should be repaired
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immediately by your authorized Porsche dealer.
e Using accessories not approved by Porsche can
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cause the capacitance occupant sensing system
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to be impaired.
e Do not squeeze objects, such as the fire extin-
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guisher, or first aid kit under the seat.
e Only have seats removed and installed by an
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authorized Porsche dealer so that capacitance
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occupant sensing components will not be
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damaged.
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Information
Airbag components (e.g. steering wheel, seats) may
be disassembled only by an authorized Porsche
dealer.
When disposing of a used airbag unit, our safety
instructions must be followed. These instructions
can be obtained at any authorized Porsche dealer.
Function of the airbag system
Airbags are a supplemental safety system. Your
primary protection comes from your seat belts.
The front airbags are triggered during a frontal colli-
sion of sufficient force and direction.
In the event of a side impact of corresponding force,
the side airbag on the impact side is triggered.
The inflation process generates the amount of gas
required to fill the airbags at the necessary pressure
in fractions of a second.
Airbags help to protect the head and body, while
simultaneously damping the motion of the driver and
passenger in the impact direction in the event of a
frontal impact or side impact.
In order to help provide protection in severe collisions
which can cause death and serious injury, airbags
must inflate extremely rapidly. Such high speed infla-
tion has a negative but unavoidable side effect, which
is that it can and does cause injuries, including facial
and arm abrasions, bruising and broken bones. You
can help minimize such injuries by always wearing
your seat belts.
There are many types of accidents in which airbags
are not expected to deploy. These include accidents
where the airbags would provide no benefit, such as
a rear impact against your vehicle. Other accidents
where the airbag system is designed not to deploy
are those where the risk of injury from the airbag
deployment could exceed any protective benefits,
such as in low speed accidents or higher speed
accidents where the vehicle decelerates over a longer
time. Since airbag deployment does not occur in all
accidents, this further emphasizes the need for you
and your passengers to always wear seat belts.
Your Porsche vehicle is equipped with electronically
controlled systems that help to ensure your vehicle
operates properly. These systems monitor the opera-
tion of various systems and electronically store infor-
mation that is useful to service technicians when
they need to diagnose and repair these systems.
Your vehicle is equipped with crash-sensing and
diagnostic devices that may record information at
the time of a collision, including whether the airbag
and seatbelt pretensioners deployed and whether
the seat belt was in use.
To retrieve this information, special equipment is
needed and access to the vehicle or feature that
stores that data is required. Some states only allow
access to such information under restricted circum-
stances, including:
– In response to a request of police or other govern-
ment office; or
– with the consent of the registered owner, or if the
vehicle is leased, with the lessee, or
– through a discovery process in litigation; or as
otherwise permitted or required by law.
Your rights with respect to the information discussed
above may vary from state to state. Check your state
law for further information.
Advanced Airbag
Your vehicle is equipped with occupant sensing for
the passenger's seat in accordance with U.S. Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208.
Depending on the weight, body positioning and
shape acting on the passenger's seat, the