FIAT 500 - Manual (Page 78)

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CORRECT USE OF THE
CAR
W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
YOUR CAR
SAFETY DEVICES
DRIVER’S KNEES AIR BAG
(where provided) fig. 14
It consists of an instant-inflating cushion
housed into a special compartment pro-
vided for the purpose under the lower
post guard at driver’s knees level, designed
to give further protection in the event of
frontal crash.
MANUAL DEACTIVATION OF
PASSENGER’S FRONT AIR BAG
AND SIDE BAG (where provided)
Should it be absolutely necessary to car-
ry a child on the front seat, the passenger’s
front air bag and the Side Bag (where pro-
vided) can be deactivated.
The instrument panel warning light
“
will
stay on glowing steadily until reactivating
the passenger’s front air bag and the Side
Bag (where provided).
WARNING To deactivate the passenger’s
front air bag and the Side Bag (where pro-
vided), refer to paragraphs “Digital dis-
play” and “Multifunctional display” in sec-
tion “Your car”.
SIDE BAGS -
WINDOW BAGS
(where provided)
SIDE BAG fig. 15
It consists of an instant-inflating cushion
housed in the front seat backrest. It pro-
tects the chest and the hips of the pas-
sengers in the event of side crash of medi-
um-high severity.
fig. 14 F0S0105m
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