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95_US_MY09.book Page 40 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:03 AM 40 Safety Frequently asked questions on How do I position the seat to leave room for object at a low impact speed, the airbag will function of airbags the airbag to inflate? not necessarily be triggered. Do you still need to wear a safety belt if air-Don’t have your seat too far forward. bags are fitted? Recline the seat back to increase the dis-How loud is the inflation? Yes, always! The airbag merely supple-tance between you and the airbag. For short The noise of the inflation is certainly loud, ments the car’s normal safety system. drivers, special accessory pedal extensions but it is very short-lived and will not damage Moreover, the airbag will only be actuated in are available through your Saab dealer.your hearing. For a short time afterwards a moderate to severe frontal, or near-frontal Airbags inflate extremely rapidly and with you could experience a buzzing noise in crash, which means, of course, that it pro-great force – to be fast enough to protect an your ears. vides no protection in minor frontal crashes, adult in the seat. Most people who have experienced it major rear-end or side-on crashes or if the cannot remember the noise of the inflation car rolls over. at all – all they remember is the noise of the The safety belts help reduce the chance of When do the front airbags inflate? crash. the car occupants from being thrown around The airbag will only be inflated under certain and injured or killed inside the car. predetermined conditions in a moderate to But they also ensure that, if a crash occurs severe frontal, or near-frontal crash, Can you still use a child seat in the front if a in which the airbags are inflated, the airbag depending on such factors as the force and passenger airbag is installed? will make the optimum contact with the angle of the impact, the speed of the car on Definitely not! occupant, i.e. square on from the front. If the impact, and the resistance to deformation of occupant meets the airbag in an offset posi-the impacting object. • Children can be killed or seriously injured tion, the protection afforded will be reduced.The airbag can only be activated once in the by the airbag In addition, airbags provide no protection same incident. • The BACK SEAT is the SAFEST place for against a secondary impact occurring in the Do not attempt to drive the car after an children 12 and under or shorter than same incident. So there is no doubt about airbag has been inflat ed, even if it is 55 inches (140 cm) the benefit of wearing safety belts at all possible. • ALWAYS use SAFETY BELTS and times. CHILD RESTRAINTS Do not sit too close to the airbag: it needs What won’t trigger the front airbags? • NEVER put a rear-facin g child seat in the room to inflate. front The airbag inflates very quickly and power-The airbag will not be activated in all • Sit as far back as possible from the airbag fully in order to protect an adult person, front-end crashes. For instance, if the car before they are thrown forward, in a serious has hit something relatively soft and yielding frontal crash. (e.g. a snow drift or a hedge) or a solid

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