Alfa Romeo 156 owners manual page 47

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WARNING If an accident has triggeredGENERAL CAUTIONS WARNING the air bag, Alfa Romeo Authorized Ser vices Always keep your hands must be contacted to have the devices ac-WARNING on the steering wheel rim tivated replaced and to have the whole sys-If the warning light doeswhen driving, so that if the Air bag tem checked. ¬ is triggered, it can inflate without All operations involving checking, repair-not turn on when turning themeeting any obstacles. Do not ignition key to MAR or if it stays ondrive with the body bent for wards, ing and replacing components concerning when travelling, this could indicate akeep the seat back rest in the erect the Air bag must be carried out by Alfa Romeo Authorized Services.failure in safety retaining systems; un-position and lean your back well der this condition air bags or preten-against it. If the car is to be demolished, Alfa Romeosioners could not trigger in the event Authorized Services should be contacted be-of collision or, in a restricted numberWARNING of cases, they could trigger acciden- forehand to have the system deactivated. tally. Stop the car and contact AlfaIf the car has been stolen If the car changes ownership, the new GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR Romeo Authorized Services to haveor an attempt to steal it owner must be informed of the instructions .the system checked immediatelyhas been made, if it has been sub- for use and of the above warnings and be jected to vandals or floods, have given this “Owner’s Manual”. the Air bag system checked by Alfa WARNINGThe triggering of the pre- WARNING Romeo Authorized Services. tensioners, front air bags and side bags isDo not cover the back rest decided by the electronic control unit in a differentiated manner depending on the typeof front seats with trims orWARNING of crash. The failure to trigger one or morecovers there are not set for the usePlease don’t apply stickers of them does not necessarily indicate a sys-of side bags.or other objects to the tem malfunction. steering wheel, to the air-bag cover on the passenger's side or on WARNING the side roof lining to the uphol- Never travel with objects stery on the roof side. Don’t place on your lap, in front of theobjects on the dashboard passen- chest or with a pipe, pencil, etc. be-ger’s side (such as mobile phones) tween your lips. Serious injury maybecause they could tamper with the correct opening of the passenger’s result in the case of the air bag be-air-bag and than cause serious in- 46 ing triggered. juries to the vehicle occupants.

owners manual Alfa Romeo 156

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