Alfa Romeo Tonale Owner's Handbook Manual page 134

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
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This consists of an instantly inflating bag
contained in a special compartment in
the centre of the steering wheel fig. 138.
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WARNING Do not use particularly
aggressive products to clean the
steering wheel airbag cover.
Passenger's front airbag and child
restraint systems
94)
This consists of an instantly inflating
bag contained in a special recess in the
dashboard fig. 139: this bag has a larger
volume than that on the driver side.
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Rearward facing child restraint systems
must NEVER be fitted on the front seat
with an active passenger 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. 140.
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Deactivating/activating the passenger
side airbags: front air bag and side bag
The passenger side front and side
airbags can be deactivated on the
Alfa Connect system by selecting
the following functions in sequence:
"Settings", "Safety & driving assistance",
"Passenger airbag". The system will
check airbag activation/deactivation
status and request confirmation of
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change of status.
On the dashboard are the ON and OFF
LED status. Moving the ignition device to
START switches on the two LEDs for few
seconds. If not, contact an Alfa Romeo
Dealership. During the first seconds, the
activation of the LEDs does not actually
show the passenger protection status,
but only checks its correct operation.
After a test of a few seconds, the LEDs
will indicate the status of the passenger
airbag protection.
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