Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Owner's Manual page 83

Operation
The airbags are controlled by an ECU that activates them in the case of
a head-on collision with medium or strong impact.
In the case of a collision with an impact force that causes deceleration
exceeding the value set for the internal sensor, the ECU will transmit
a signal to deploy the airbags. The airbags start inflating, opening the
covers along the breaking line, until they are fully deployed (in a few
tenths of milliseconds) and positioned as protection between the
driver's or passenger's body and the vehicle structures which could
cause injury.
The airbags deflate immediately afterwards.
The driver and passenger are both advised not to travel
handling objects (e.g., beverage cans or bottles, pipes,
etc.) that could cause injury in the case of airbag activation.
When the system is activated, gases are released in the form of fumes, together
with the gas used for inflating the airbags.
These gases are not harmful.
Always drive with your hands on the rim of the steering
wheel so that, in case of activation, the airbag can deploy
without obstruction.
Always keep the backrest of your seat in the upright position
and sit with your back properly resting against it.
Activation
The front airbags of your vehicle have been designed to deploy in 2
stages. This allows the airbag to have different rates of deployment,
based on the crash severity, as assessed by the airbag control unit.
The driver's airbag is designed to be deployed according to the
following strategy:
• For low severity crashes, the airbag control unit will not deploy the
airbag.
• For crashes of higher severity, the control unit will deploy the driver
airbag in low energy mode.
• For crashes of even higher severity, the control unit will deploy the
driver airbag in high energy mode.
The passenger airbag is designed to be deployed according to the
following strategy:
• For low severity crashes, the airbag control unit will not deploy the
airbag.
• For crashes of higher severity, the control unit will deploy the
passenger airbag in low energy mode.
• For crashes of even higher severity, the control unit will deploy the
passenger airbag in high energy mode.
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