Seat Leon >> Function of curtain airbags
Fully inflated airbags reduce the risk of head or chest injury in a side collision.
Fig. 24 Deployed curtain airbags
During some side collisions the curtain airbag is triggered on the impact side of the vehicle fig. 24.
In certain types of accident the front, side and curtain airbags may be triggered together.
When the system is triggered, the airbag is filled with propellant gas. In the process, the curtain bag covers the side windows and door pillars.
In order to provide the desired extra protection in an accident, the airbags have to deploy extremely rapidly (within fractions of a second). A fine dust may develop when the airbag deploys. This is normal and is no indication that there was a fire in the vehicle.
The fully deployed airbags cushion the movement of the front occupants and help to reduce the risk of injury to the upper body.
The special design of the airbag allows the controlled escape of the propellant gas when an occupant puts pressure on the bag. Thus, the head and chest are surrounded and protected by the airbag.
Description of curtain airbags
The airbag system is not a substitute for the seat belts.
Fig. 23 Location of left curtain airbag
The curtain airbags are located on both sides in the interior above the doors
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Safety notes on the operation of the curtain airbag system
If you use airbags correctly, they can considerably reduce the
risk of injury in many kinds of accident.
WARNING
• In order for the side airbags to provide their maximum protection, the
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Emergency manual locking
This permits mechanical locking of the doors in case of
central locking system failure.
Fig. 58 Locking the doors
manually
Locking the driver's door manually
Insert the key in the door lock cyl ...
