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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
The passenger air bag will only be de-
ployed if:
ț the system, based on the OCS weight
sensor readings, senses that the pas-
senger seat is occupied
ț the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp in the lower part of the center
console is not lit (
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ț the impact exceeds a preset
deployment threshold
Knee air bags
1 Knee air bag, driver’s side
2 Knee air bag, passenger side
The knee air bags are located on the lower
instrument panel. They are designed to op-
erate together with the front air bags in
certain frontal impacts exceeding a preset
threshold. The knee air bags operate best
in conjunction with a properly positioned
and fastened seat belts and when the foot-
well is kept clear of objects.
Head-thorax air bags
1 Head-thorax air bag
The head-thorax air bags are deployed:
ț in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold
ț on the impacted side of the vehicle
ț independently of the front air bags
The head-thorax air bags are not deployed
in impacts which do not exceed the
system’s deployment threshold.