Airbag Systems - Porsche CARRERA GT-2004 Manual

Airbag Systems

The Airbags in combination with the safety belts
makes up a safety system which offers the driver
and the passenger the greatest known protection
from injuries in case of accident.
Even if your vehicle is equipped with airbags, the
safety belts must be worn at all times, be-
cause the front airbag system is only actuated by
frontal collisions with an impact of sufficient
severity.
Below the actuation threshold of the airbag sys-
tem, and during types of collisions which do not
cause the actuation of the system, the safety belts
provide the primary protection to the occupants
when correctly worn.
Therefore, all persons within the vehicle
must always wear safety belts (in many states,
state law requires the use of safety belts).
f Please observe the chapter "SAFETY BELTS"
on Page 32.
The front airbags are located behind the padded
steering wheel panel on the driver's side and on
the passenger's side in the dashboard.
The side airbags are installed in the doors.
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Controls, Instruments
Function
The front airbags are triggered during a frontal
collision of sufficient force.
In the event of a side impact of corresponding
force, the side airbag on the impact side is trig-
gered.
The inflation process generates the amount of gas
required to fill the airbags at the necessary pres-
sure in fractions of a second.
Airbags protect the face and upper 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.
Danger!
To provide optimal occupant protection, air-
bags must inflate at very high speed.
If you are not wearing your safety belt or are
too close to the airbag when its deployed, in-
flating airbags can result in serious personal
injury or death.
f Make sure there are no people, animals or ob-
jects between the driver or passenger and the
area into which the airbag inflates.
f Sit back as far from the dashboard or steering
wheel as is practical, while still maintaining full
vehicle control.
f Do not lean against the inside of the doors.
f Always hold the steering wheel by the outer
rim.
Never rest your hands on the airbag panel.
f Never transport heavy or sharp objects on or
in front of the passenger seat.
f Give your passenger all of the information in
this chapter.
f No changes must be made to the wiring or
components of the airbag system.