Head Airbags - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Function of the side airbags
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 137.
When the side airbags are deployed, the head airbag and belt tensioner are also
automatically deployed on the relevant side.
The load of the occupants is cushioned when plunging into the fully inflated air-
bag and the risk of injury to the entire upper body (chest, stomach and pelvis) is
reduced on the side facing the door.

Head airbags

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Description of the head airbags
Function of the head airbag
Fig. 120
Inflated side airbag
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WARNING
There must not be any objects in the deployment area of the head airbags
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which might prevent the airbags from inflating properly.
Only hang light items of clothing on the hooks fitted in the vehicle. Never
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leave any heavy or sharp-edged objects in the pockets of the items of cloth-
ing. Additionally, clothes hangers must not be used to hang up items of cloth-
ing.
The airbag control unit operates with sensors located in the front doors. For
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this reason no adjustments must be carried out to the doors and door panels
(e.g. additional installation of loudspeakers). Resulting damages can have a
negative affect on the operation of the airbag system. All work on the front
doors and their panels must only be carried out by a specialist garage.
There must no other persons (e.g. children) or animals between the passen-
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ger and the deployment area of the head airbag. In addition, none of the occu-
pants should lean their head out of the window when driving, or extend their
arms and hands out of the window.
The sun visors must not be swivelled towards the side windows in the de-
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ployment area of the head airbags if any objects, such as ball-point pens, etc.
are attached to them. This might result in injuries to the occupants if the head
airbag is deployed.
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The installation of impermissible accessories in the vicinity of the head air-
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bags can considerably impair the protection offered by the head airbag in the
event of it being deployed. When the deployed head airbag is inflated, parts of
the fitted accessories could be thrown into the interior of the car and injure
the occupants » page 183, Accessories, changes and replacement of parts.
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Airbag system