Lancia Y owners manual page 64

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4C001-067 ING 11-03-2008 11:57 Pagina 61 GENERAL WARNINGS The airbag system is guaranteedThe pretensioners (if electroni- for ten years. Contact a LANCIAcally controlled), front airbags and The front and/or side airbags Dealership as the expiry data ap-side airbags are activated by the (where fitted) can be triggered if proaches. electronic control unit according the car is subjected to consider- to the type of impact. Conse- able crashes or involved in an ac-After an accident which triggeredquently, missed activation of one cident concerning the underbodythe airbags, go to a LANCIA Deal-or more system components does areas, such as a violent impactership to have the entire safety sys- against steps, kerbs or projectingtem, the electronic control unit, thenot indicate a fault in the system. objects fastened to the ground,seat belts and the pretensioners re- falling into large holes or dips inplaced. The Dealership will also the road surface. check the intactness of the electri- cal system. The instrument panel When the airbag is fired it emits warning light û should Any diagnostic, repair or re- heat and a small amount of pow- come on when the ignition der. This is not harmful and does placement operations concerning key is turned to MAR and go out not indicate the beginning of a fire.the airbag system must exclusivelyafter approximately four seconds. Furthermore, the surface of the in-be carried out at a LANCIA Deal- Immediately contact a LANCIA ership. flated bag and in the passenger Dealership if the warning light ei- compartment may be covered withIf you are having the car ther does not come on or stays on a powdery residues. This powderscrapped, have the airbag system or comes on when travelling. may irritate skin and eyes. In thedeactivated at a LANCIA Dealer- event of exposure, wash with mildship first. soap and water. If the car changes hands, the new Go to a LANCIA Dealership asowner must be made aware of the soon as possible if the warningindications given above and be light û comes on when travelling given this Owner Handbook. (to signal a fault) to have the prob- lem repaired. 61 G

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