39Airbag system
WARNING (Continued)
●Vehicle occupants of the front and outer rear seats must never carry
any other people, pets or objects in the deployment space between them
and the airbags.
●The built-in coat hooks should be used only for lightweight clothing.
Do not leave any heavy or sharp-edged objects in the pockets.
●Do not mount accessories on the doors.
●Do not fit curtains to the windows other than those expressly ap-
proved for use in the vehicle.
●Only turn the sun blinds towards the windows if there is no object,
e.g. pens or garage remote controls, secured to the sun blind.
Knee airbag
Fig. 24 On the driver
side: location of the knee
airbag
Fig. 25 On the driver
side: Radius of action of
the knee airbag
The knee airbag is located on the driver side below the dash panel
⇒ Fig. 24. Airbags are identified by the word “AIRBAG”.
The area framed red ⇒ Fig. 25 A is covered by the knee airbag when it is
deployed (deployment area). Therefore, objects should never be placed or
mounted in these areas.
WARNING
The airbag is deployed at high speed in fractions of a second.
●The knee airbag is deployed in front of the driver's knees. Always
keep the deployment areas of the knee airbags free.
●Never not fix objects to the cover or in the deployment area of the
knee airbag.
●Adjust the driver seat so that there is a distance of at least 10 cm
(4 inches) between your knees and the location of the knee airbag. If
your physical constitution prevents you from meeting these require-
ments, make sure you contact a specialised workshop.
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