Fiat Panda Owner's Handbook Manual page 126

Deactivation of passenger side front air bag
and side bag for chest/pelvis protection (for
GETTING TO KNOW
versions/markets, where provided)
YOUR CAR
If a child must be carried in backwards-facing seat on
the front seat, deactivate the front passenger side
air bag and side bags for chest/shoulder protection
SAFETY
(for versions/markets where provided). With the air
bags deactivated, the
in the instrument panel.
STARTING AND
IMPORTANT To deactivate the air bags see the
DRIVING
description in the "Getting to know your car"
chapter, "Menu Options" paragraph.
WARNING LIGHTS
SIDE BAGS (Side bag - Window bag)
AND MESSAGES
The car is fitted with front side airbags for driver and
passenger (for versions/markets where provided)
for protecting the chest and pelvis, and window bags
IN AN EMERGENCY
(for versions/markets where provided) for protecting
the heads of front and rear occupants.
Side bags protect occupants from side-on crashes of
SERVICING AND medium/high severity by placing the bag between
MAINTENANCE the occupant and the internal parts of the side
structure of the vehicle.
Non-activation of side bags in other types of
TECHNICAL
collisions (head-on collisions, rear shunts, roll-overs,
SPECIFICATIONS
etc...) is not an indication of system malfunction.
INDEX
122
warning light switches on
Side bags
(for versions/markets, where provided)
These comprise two types of bags located in the
front seat backrests fig. 103 which protect the chest
and shoulder area of the occupants in the event of
a side impact of medium-high severity.
fig. 103
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