Safety
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Scrapping or working on airbag and
belt pretensioners
Frequently asked questions on func-
tion of the airbag
How do I position the seat to leave room for
the airbag to inflate?
Do you still need to wear a safety belt if air-
Don’t have your seat too far forward.
bags are fitted?
WARNING
Recline the seat back to increase the dis-
tancebetweenyouandtheairbag.Forshort
drivers,specialaccessorypedalextensions
are available through your Saab dealer.
Airbags inflate extremely rapidly and with
great force - to be fast enough to protect an
adult in the seat.
Yes, always! The airbag merely supple-
ments the car’s normal safety system.
Moreover,theairbag willonlybeactuatedin
a moderate to severe frontal, or near-frontal
collision,which means, of course, thatit pro-
vides no protection in minor frontal colli-
sions, major rear-end or side-on collisions
or if the car rolls over.
The safety belts help reduce the chance of
thecaroccupantsfrombeingthrownaround
and injured inside the car.
But they also ensure that, if a collision
occurs in which the airbags are inflated, the
airbag will make the optimum contact with
the occupant, i.e. square on from the front.
If the occupant meets the airbag in an offset
position, the protection afforded will be
reduced.
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Under no circumstances should any
modifications be made that affect the
steering wheel or the airbag’s electri-
cal circuitry.
Before starting any welding work on
the car, always disconnect the nega-
tive (–) battery lead and cover the con-
ductor.
When does the airbag inflate?
Theairbagwillonlybe inflatedundercertain
predetermined conditions in a moderate to
severe frontal, or near-frontal collision,
depending on such factors as the force and
angle of the impact, the speed of the car on
impact,andtheresistanceto deformationof
the impacting object.
Airbags and belt pretensioners must
be deployed under controlled condi-
tions before the car is scrapped or any
of the system’s components are
removed. Airbags or belt pretension-
ers that have been deployed as a
result of an accident must be replaced
by new ones.
The airbag canonly be activatedonce in the
same incident.
Do not attempt to drive the car after an
airbag has been inflated, even if it is possi-
ble.
In addition, airbags provide no protection
against a secondary impact occurring in the
same incident. So there is no doubt about
the benefit of wearing safety belts at all
times.
Do not sit too close to the airbag: it needs
room to inflate.
The airbag inflates very quickly and power-
fully in order to protect an adult person in a
serious frontal collision.
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Airbag-system components must
neverbetransferredforuseinanother
vehicle.
What won’t trigger the airbag?
All work involving the scrapping or
replacement of airbags or belt preten-
sioners must only be carried out by
knowledgeable personnel.
The airbag will not be activated in all
front-end collisions. For instance, if the car
hashitsomethingrelativelysoftandyielding
(e.g. a snow drift or a hedge) or a solid
object at a low impact speed, the airbag will
not necessarily be triggered.
| Categories | Saab 9-3 Manuals, Saab Manuals |
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| Tags | Saab 9-3 M2000 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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