Occupants Restraint Systems (Ors) - Maserati GranTurismo Owner's Manual

Understanding the Vehicle
equipped with the ESC electronic
system and related subsystems. These
allow, during braking, not to block
the wheels while maintaining good
manoeuvrability and stability of the car.
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Even during the acceleration phases, the
TCS system can be of help avoiding the
slipping of the driving wheels.
External Lights
To drive safely it is essential to be able
to see the road well and be seen by
others; this is why the car is equipped
with the most sophisticated lighting
systems.
Air Conditioning System
Even the air conditioning of the
passenger compartment avoids fogging
conditions and helps to increase the
comfort on board and therefore the
promptness of reflexes.
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Occupants Restraint
Systems (ORS)
The listed ORS are some of the most
important safety functions in your
vehicle:
• Three-point seat belts (also called lap
shoulder belts) for the driver and all
passengers.
• Advanced front air bags for driver and
passenger.
• Supplemental seat-mounted side air
bags.
• An energy-absorbing steering column
and steering wheel.
• All passengers seat belts include
Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR),
which lock the seat belt webbing into
position by extending the belt all the
way out and then adjusting the belt to
the desired length to restrain a child
seat or secure a large item in a seat.
To carry children up to 12 years old or
under 1.5 m (5 ft) in height, you must use
adequate child restrain systems that can
be fixed with the three point seat belts
or the Isofix anchorages.
NOTE:
The advanced front air bags have a
multistage inflator design. This allows
the air bag to have different rates of
inflation based on the severity and type
of collision.
Please pay close attention to the
information in this section. It tells you
how to use your restraint system
properly, to keep you and your
passengers as safe as possible.
WARNING!
In an accident, all occupants can suffer
much greater injuries if not properly
buckled up. You can strike the interior
of your vehicle or other occupants or
you can be thrown out of the vehicle.
Always be sure you and others in your
vehicle are buckled up properly. Buckle
up even though you are an excellent
driver, even on short trips. Someone on
the road may be a poor driver and cause
an accident that includes you. This can
happen far away from home or on your
own street.
Statistics report that seat belts save
lives and reduce the seriousness of
injuries in an accident. Some of the
worst injuries happen when people
are thrown from the vehicle. Seat belts
reduce the possibility of ejection and the
risk of injury caused by striking the inside
of the vehicle.