Dodge 2008 Sprinter - Manual (Page 37)

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Safety
Occupant safety
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ț This is partly because an airbag is
not activated in all accident situa-
tions because in some cases it would
not provide any additional protection
to that already afforded by a correct-
ly fastened seat belt.
Furthermore, an activated airbag can
only provide increased protection if the
seat belt is being worn correctly, be-
cause:
ț the belt helps to hold the vehicle
occupant in the best position in rela-
tion to the airbag
ț the belt prevents the vehicle occup-
ant from being propelled in the oppo-
site direction to the force of impact,
e.g. in the event of a head-on collisi-
on, and is therefore better able to re-
duce the risk of injury
ț In accidents in which an airbag is
activated, the airbag will therefore
only offer an increase in the protec-
tion provided by the seat belt, i.e. ad-
ditional protection, if the seat belt is
worn correctly.
Warning
G
Modifications to or work incorrectly car-
ried out on a restraint system (seat belt
and seat belt anchorages, emergency
tensioning retractor, belt force limiter or
airbag) or its wiring, or tampering with
other networked electronic systems,
could cause the restraint systems to stop
working correctly.
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