Alfa Romeo 147 GTA owners manual page 37

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FRONT AIR BAGS It is formed of a cushion that inflates in-In the event of a crash a person that is not stantaneously contained in a special recess: wearing the seat belt moves forwards and Description and operation – in the centre of the steering wheel for may come into contact with the cushion The front Air bag (driver’s and passenger’s) the driver; while it is still opening. Under these cir- is a safety device which comes into action cumstances the protection offered by the in the event of a head-on collision. – in the dashboard and with a bigger cush- cushion is reduced. ion for the passenger. Front air bags designeed to protect car’s The front Air bag (driver’s and passenger’s)occupants in front crashes and therefore non- has been designed to protect the occupants activation in other types of collusions (side in the event of head-on crashes of medium- collisions, rear-end shunts, roll-overs, etc.) is not a system malfunction A0A0423m high severity, by placing the cushion be- tween the occupant and the steering wheel In collisions against highly deformable or or dashboard. mobile objects (road signposts, heaps of ice GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR or snow, etc.), rear collisions (hit from be- In the case of a crash, an electronic con- trol unit processes the signals leading from hind by another vehicle), side collisions, a deceleration sensor and, when necessary wedging under other vehicles or protective triggers inflation of the cushion. barriers (for example under a lorry or guard The cushion inflates instantaneously, set- rail) cutting in of the air bag is not activat- ting itself between the body of the front oc-ed as it does not offer any more protection cupants and the structures that could cause than the seat belts therefore activation would be inappropriate. fig. 49 injury. The cushion then deflates immedi- A0A0424m ately afterwards. Therefore the failure to be triggered does The front air bag (driver’s and passenger’s)not mean that the system is not working properly. does not replace but is complementary to the use of belts, which should always be worn, as specified by law in Europe and most non-European countries. 36 fig. 50

owners manual Alfa Romeo 147 GTA

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