Alfa Romeo 156 GTA owners manual page 46

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IMPORTANTIf an accident has trig- GENERAL CAUTIONS WARNING gered the air bag, Alfa Romeo Authorized Never travel with objects Services must be contacted to have the de-WARNING on your lap, in front of the vices activated replaced and to have the whole system checked. If the ¬ warning light doeschest or with a pipe, pencil, etc. be- not turn on when turning All operations involving checking, repair- tween your lips. Serious injury may the ignition key to MAR or if it ing and replacing components concerning result in the case of the air bag be- stays on when travelling, this coulding triggered. the Air bag must be carried out by Alfa Romeo Authorized Services. indicate a failure in safety retain- ing systems; under this condition If the car is to be demolished, Alfa Romeoair bags or pretensioners could not Authorized Services should be contacted be-trigger in the event of collision or,WARNING in a restricted number of cases, forehand to have the system deactivated. Always keep your hands . Stopthey could trigger accidentallyon the steering wheel rim If the car changes ownership, the new the car and contact Alfa Romeo Au- GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR owner must be informed of the instructionsthorized Services to have the sys-when driving, so that if the Air bag for use and of the above warnings and betem checked immediately.is triggered, it can inflate without given this “Owner’s Manual“. meeting any obstacles. Do not dri- IMPORTANT The triggering of the pre- ve with the body bent forwards, tensioners, front air bags and side bags is keep the seat back rest in the erect decided by the electronic control unit in a position and lean your back well differentiated manner depending on the typeWARNING against it. of crash. The failure to trigger one or moreDo not cover the back rest of them does not necessarily indicate a sys-of front seats with trims or tem malfunction. covers there are not set for the use of side bags. WARNING If the car has been stolen or an attempt to steal it has been made, if it has been sub- jected to vandals or floods, have the Air bag system checked by Al- fa Romeo Authorized Services. 45

owners manual Alfa Romeo 156 GTA

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