Saab 9 5 I 1 YS3E owners manual page 31

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Safety 31 How do I position the seat to leave room for What won’t trigger the front airbags? Are the smoke and fumes given off when the the airbag to inflate? The airbag will not be activated in all airbag operates at all harmful? Don’t have your seat too far forward.front-end collisions. For instance, if the car Most people who have remained in a car Recline the seat back to increase the dis-has hit something relatively soft and yielding with little or no ventilation for several min- tance between you and the airbag. For short (e.g. a snow drift or a hedge) or a solid utes complained only of minor irritation of drivers, special accessory pedal extensions object at a low impact speed, the airbag will the throat and eyes. Avoid as far as possible are available through your Saab dealer.not necessarily be triggered. getting dust on your skin as there is a risk of Airbags inflate extremely rapidly and with skin irritation. great force - to be fast enough to protect an How loud is the inflation? If this trouble persists, you should consult a adult in the seat. The noise of the inflation is certainly loud, doctor. but it is very short-lived and will not damage If you suffer from asthma, the incident may When do the front airbags inflate? your hearing. For a short time afterwards bring on an attack, in which case you should The airbag will only be inflated under certain you could experience a buzzing noise in follow the normal procedure advised by predetermined conditions in a moderate to your ears. your doctor. It is advisable to consult a severe frontal, or near-frontal collision, Most people who have experienced it doctor afterwards. depending on such factors as the force and cannot remember the noise of the inflation angle of the impact, the speed of the car on at all - all they remember is the noise of the WARNING impact, and the resistance to deformation of crash. the impacting object. When an airbag is inflated there is dust in The airbag can only be activated once in the Can you still use a child seat in the front if a the air. same incident. passenger airbag is installed? Because the dust sometimes contains Do not attempt to drive the car after an Definitely not!particles of a substance resembling dish airbag has been inflated, even if it is possi-Children 12 and under can be injured or detergent, the following precautions ble. killed by the airbag. should be taken: The BACK SEAT is the SAFEST place for • As soon as possible, wash any children. exposed skin using a mild soap and NEVER put a child seat in the front.water. • If there is irritation of the eyes, flush them liberally with clean water for at least 20 minutes.

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