Lancia THESIS CONNECT Owner's Handbook Manual - page 90

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The front airbag (driver and pas-

senger) has been designed to protect

the occupants in the event of head-

on/angled collision of medium-high

severity, by placing a soft bag

between the passenger and the steer-

ing wheel or the dashboard.

In case of head-on collision, an

electronic control unit processes the

signals from deceleration sensor

and, when required, triggers the

inflation of the cushion according to

the severity of the collision.

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The cushion immediately inflates,

placing itself as a soft protective bar-

rier between the body of the front

passengers and the structure that

could cause injuries. Immediately

after, the cushion deflates.

The front air bag (driver and pas-

senger) is not a replacement for the

use of seat belts but rather a com-

plement. We recommend that seat

belts are worn at all times as pre-

scribed by legislation in Europe and

most other countries world-wide. A

passenger not wearing the seat belt

may crash into the bag before it is

fully inflated. In this case the protec-

tion is considerably decreased.

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Front air bags are designed to pro-

tect car’s passengers in front/angled

crashes and therefore non-activation

in other types of collisions (side col-

lisions, rear-end shunts, roll-overs,

etc…) is not a system malfunction.

For impacts against very

deformable or mobile objects (traffic

sign poles, heaps of gravel or snow,

etc…), rear impacts (e.g. car crash-

ing into the back), side impacts,

wedging under other vehicles or bar-

riers (e.g. under a truck or guard

rail), the airbag does not offer addi-

tional protection with respect to the

seat belts and may even be undesir-

able.

The fact that the airbag is not trig-

gered in these situations, this does

not signify a malfunction.