Smart Technologies smart forfour 454 - Manual (Page 31)

Observing occupant restraint systems
Page 30 Guidelines for Rescue Services, smart, 2006
Rescue
The illustration at the side shows the driver and
front passenger airbags in their deployed and
fully inflated state in the smart fortwo as an
example.
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i The air sack inflates within a few
milliseconds during the collision. After full
deployment, the air sack of the driver side and
passenger side front airbag immediately
deflate.
i Various safety devices are available on the
market which are intended to protect the
casualties and the rescue teams from airbag
deployments.
The airbag systems in smart vehicles are
designed so that they can no longer be triggered
by the airbag sensor systems after the battery
has been disconnected. Such safety devices are
therefore unnecessary.