Front Airbags - Alfa Romeo Giulietta Owner's Handbook Manual

FRONT AIRBAGS

GETTING
TO KNOW
The car is provided with multistage front air bags ("Smart bag")
YOUR CAR
for driver and passenger.
"SMART BAG" SYSTEM
(MULTISTAGE FRONT AIR BAGS)
SAFETY
The front driver/passenger air bags are designed to protect occu-
pants in the event of head-on crashes of medium-high severity,
by placing the bag between the occupant and the steering wheel
or dashboard.
STARTING
Front air bags are designed to protect car's occupants in front crash-
AND DRIVING
es and therefore non-activation in other types of collisions (side col-
lisions, rear shunts, roll-overs, etc.) is not a system malfunction.
The air bag do not replace, but rather complement the use of seat
belts, which should always be worn. In the event of an impact,
IN AN
EMERGENCY someone not wearing a seat belt could move forward and come
into contact with a bag which is still in the opening phase. The pro-
tection offered by the bag is reduced in such a case.
Front air bags may not be activated in the following situations:
SERVICING AND
❍ front collisions against highly deformable objects not affect-
MAINTENANCE
ing the front surface of the car (e.g. bumper collision against
guard rail, etc.);
❍ car penetration under other vehicles or protective barriers (e.g.
TECHNICAL
trucks or guard rails);
SPECIFICATIONS
in these instances they could not provide any additional protec-
tion compared with seat belts, so their deployment would not be
useful. In these cases, non-deployment of the airbag does not
necessarily indicate a system malfunction.
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Do not apply stickers or other objects to the steer-
ing wheel, passenger side air bag cover or upper
side upholstery. Do not place objects on the pas-
senger side dashboard because these could interfere with
the correct opening of the air bag and cause severe injury
to occupants.
FRONT AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE fig. 106
This is located in a dedicated compartment in the centre of the steer-
ing wheel.
Always drive with your hands on the steering wheel
rim so that the air bag can inflate freely if need-
ed. Do not drive with your body bent forward.
Keep your back straight against the backrest.
fig. 106
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