Curtain Airbags - PEUGEOT 107 Handbook

Safety
For the front, lateral and curtain
airbags to be fully effective, observe
the following safety rules:
Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt.
Sit in a normal upright position.
Do not leave anything between the
occupants and the airbags (child,
animal, object...). This could hamper the
operation of the airbags or injure the
occupants.
All work on the airbag systems is strictly
prohibited unless it is carried out by
qualified personnel of the PEUGEOT
dealer network or a qualified workshop.
After an accident or if the vehicle has
been stolen or broken into, have the
airbag systems checked.
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Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its
spokes or resting your hands on the centre part
of the wheel.
Passengers must not place their feet on the
dashboard.
Smoke as little as possible; deployment of the
airbags can cause burns or the risk of injury
from a cigarette or pipe.
Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or
hit it violently.
Lateral airbags
Only put approved covers on the seats, these
will not hamper the inflation of the lateral
airbags. Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a
qualified workshop.
Do not fix or attach anything to the front seat
backs. This could cause injury to the chest or
arms when the lateral airbag inflates.
Do not sit with the upper part of the body any
nearer to the door than necessary.

Curtain airbags

Do not fix or attach anything to the pillars or the
roof. This could cause injury to the head when
the curtain airbag inflates.
The deployment of an airbag or airbags is
accompanied by a slight emission of harmless
smoke and a noise due to the activation of
the pyrotechnic cartridge incorporated in the
system. This smoke is not harmful but sensitive
individuals may experience some irritation.
The detonation noise may result in a slight loss
of hearing for a short time.
Even if all of the precautions mentioned are
observed, injury or slight burns to the head,
chest or arms when the air bag is deployed
cannot be ruled out. Indeed, the bag inflates
almost instantly (approximately 30 milliseconds)
then deflates within the same time discharging
hot gas via the openings provided for this
purpose.
This equipment will only operate once. If a
second impact occurs (during the same or a
subsequent accident), the airbag will not inflate.