001-055 Alfa 156 GB - Alfa Romeo serviss

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
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MANUAL DEACTIVATION OF
PASSENGER’S FRONT AIR BAG
Should it be absolutely necessary to carry
a child on the front seat, the passenger’s
front air bag can be deactivated.
Deactivation/reactivation takes place with
ignition key at STOP and operating it in the
special key switch on the right-hand side of
the dashboard (fig. 67). Access to the
switch is only possible with the door open.
WARNING
Use the switch only with
the engine off and the ignition
key removed.
The key switch (fig. 67) has two positions:
1) Passenger’s front Air bag active: (ON
position P) warning light on check panel
off; it is absolutely prohibited to carry children
on the front seat.
2) Passenger’s front Air bag deactivated:
(OFF position F) warning light F on
check panel on; it is possible to carry children
protected by special restraint systems
on the front seat.
The warning light F on the check panel
glows steadily until the passenger’s Air bag
is reactivated.
Deactivation of the front passenger’s air
bag does not prevent operation of the side
Air bags.
With the door open the key can be inserted
and removed in both positions.
fig. 67
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SIDE AIR BAGS
(SIDE BAG - WINDOW BAG)
The side bag and window bag have the
task of increasing protection of the occupants
in the event of a side crash of mediumhigh
severity.
They are formed of an instantaneously-inflating
cushion:
– the side bag is housed in the back rest
of the front seats; with this solution it is always
possible to have the cushion in the optimum
position in relation to the passenger,
regardless of the adjustment of the seat;
– the window bags, which are “curtain”
cushions, are housed in the side roof lining
covered by a special trim, which makes it
possible to extend the cushion downwards.
This solution, designed to protect the head,
makes it possible to offer the highest degree
of protection to the front and rear occupants
in the event of side crash, thanks to the wide
cushion inflation surface.
In the event of a side crash, an electronic
control unit processes the signals leading
from a deceleration sensor and activates,
when necessary, inflation of the bags.