FIAT Punto 2012 - Manual (Page 142)

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KNOWING
YOUR
VEHICLE
SAFETY
STARTING
AND DRIVING
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
SERVICING
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTENTS
To manually deactivate the passenger's
front and side air bags (for versions/mar-
kets, where provided), refer to paragraph “Re-
configurable multifunction display” in the section
“Knowing your car”.
WARNING
SIDE AIRBAGS
The car is fitted with front side airbags for driver and pas-
senger (for versions/markets where provided) for pro-
tecting the chest and pelvis, and window bags (for ver-
sions/markets where provided) for protecting the heads
of front and rear occupants.
Side airbags (for versions/markets where provided) pro-
tect car occupants from side-on crashes of medium/high
severity by placing the bag between the occupant and the
internal parts of the side structure of the car. Non-acti-
vation of side bags in other types of collisions (head-on
collisions, rear shunts, roll-overs, etc...) is not an indica-
tion of system malfunction. In the event of a side-on crash,
an electronic control unit triggers the inflation of the bag
if required. The cushion immediately inflates, placing it-
self between the occupant’s body and structures that could
cause injuries, the cushion deflates Immediately afterwards.
Side bags (for versions/markets where provided) are not
a replacement for, but rather a complement to, the seat
belts, which should be worn at all times as specified by law
in Europe and most non-European countries.