Alfa Romeo Tonale Owner's Handbook Manual page 135

Passenger protection activated: the ON
LED fig. 141 switches on fixed.
Passenger protection deactivated: the
OFF LED turns on fixed.
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Event Data Recorder (EDR)
This car is equipped with an Event Data
Recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an
EDR is to record, in certain crash or near
collision-like situations, such as an airbag
deployment or hitting a road obstacle,
data that will assist in understanding how
the systems of the car performed. The
EDR is designed to record data related
to car dynamics and safety systems for a
short period of time, typically 30 seconds
or less. The EDR in this car is designed to
record the following data:
how various systems in your car were
operating
whether or not the driver and
passenger safety belts were
buckled/fastened
how far (if at all) the driver was
pressing the accelerator and/or brake
pedal
the speed at which the car was
travelling
This information can help provide
a better understanding of the
circumstances in which collisions and
injuries occur.
WARNING EDR data are recorded by
your car only if a non-trivial collision
situation occurs. No data are recorded by
the EDR under normal driving conditions
and no personal data (e.g., name,
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gender, age and collision location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such
as law enforcement, could combine the
EDR data with the type of personally
identifying data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required and access to the
car or the EDR is needed. In addition to
the car manufacturer, other parties,
such as law enforcement, that have
the special equipment, can read the
information if they have access to the car
or the EDR.
WARNING
92) Do not apply stickers or other objects
on the steering wheel, on the dashboard
in the passenger side airbag area, on side
upholstery on the roof or on the seats. Never
put objects (e.g. mobile phones) on the
passenger side of the dashboard since they
could interfere with correct inflation of the
passenger airbag and also cause serious
injury to the passengers.
93) The airbag must be able to inflate
without obstruction in the event of
deployment. It is therefore recommended
not to drive with the body bent forward, but
to sit up resting your back and shoulders
on the backrest of the seat. Adjusting
the position of the seat so that you can
reach and manoeuvre the steering wheel
comfortably with your arms slightly bent
being as far away as possible from the
steering wheel. Being too close to the
steering wheel when the airbag is deployed
may cause serious injury.
94) When there is an active passenger
airbag, DO NOT install rearward facing
child restraint systems on the front seat.
Deployment of the airbag in a crash could
cause fatal injuries to the child regardless
of the severity of the collision. Therefore,
always deactivate the passenger side
airbag when a rearward facing child
restraint system is installed on the front
passenger seat. The front passenger seat
must also be positioned back as far as
possible in order to prevent the child
restraint system from coming into contact
with the dashboard. Immediately reactivate
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