Skoda Roomster Owner's Manual page 115

WARNING
Your head should never be positioned in the deployment area of the side
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airbag. You might suffer severe injuries in the event of an accident. This ap-
plies in particular to children who are transported without using a suitable
child safety seat » page 119, Child safety and side airbag.
There must not be any further persons, animals as well as objects posi-
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tioned between the occupants and the deployment area of the airbag. No ac-
cessories, such as cup holders, should be attached to the doors.
If children adopt an incorrect seated position when travelling, they may be
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exposed to an increased risk of injury in the event of an accident. This can re-
sult in serious injuries » page 118, Child seat.
The airbag control unit operates with pressure sensors located in the front
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doors. For 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 ga-
rage.
In the event of a side collision, the side airbags will not function properly, if
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the sensors cannot measure the increasing air pressure inside the doors, be-
cause the air can escape through large, non-sealed openings in the door pan-
el.
Never drive with removed inner door panels.
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Never drive, if parts of the inner door panel have been removed and the
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remaining openings have not been properly sealed.
Never drive, if the loudspeakers in the doors have been removed, only if
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the loudspeaker openings have been properly sealed.
Always make sure that the openings are covered or filled, if additional
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loudspeakers or other equipment parts are installed in the inner door pan-
els.
Always have work completed by a ŠKODA Service Partner or a competent
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specialist garage.
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.
Ensure that there are no excessive forces, such as violent knocks, kicks etc.,
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impact on the backrests of the seats otherwise the system may be damaged.
The side airbags would not be deployed in such a case!
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Safety
WARNING (Continued)
Any seat or protective covers which you fit to the driver or front passenger
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seats must only be of the type expressly authorized by ŠKODA. In view of the
fact that the airbag inflates out of the backrest of the seat, use of non-ap-
proved seat or protective covers would considerably impair the protective
function of the side airbag.
Any damage to the original seat covers in the area of the side airbag module
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must be repaired without delay by your specialist garage.
The airbag modules in the front seats must not display any damage, cracks
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or deep scratches. It is not permissible to use force in order to open the mod-
ules.
Description of the side airbags
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 113.
In the event of severe side collisions, the side airbag system provides additional
protection for the upper body (chest, stomach and pelvis) of passengers in the ve-
hicle.
The side airbags are housed in the upholstery of the seat backrests of the front
seats » Fig. 99.
Fig. 99
Installation position of side air-
bag in driver seat
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