Dodge 2007 Sprinter - Manual (Page 33)

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Safety
Occupant safety
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Your vehicle is equipped with the following
airbags, depending on the equipment ver-
sion:
ț Driver’s front airbag, located in the
steering wheel
ț Co-driver’s front airbag, located above
the glove box
ț Thorax sidebags* in the outer sides of
the driver’s seat and the co-driver’s in-
dividual seat
ț Windowbags* in the side of the roof
frame between the A and B-pillars
Each airbag's cover is marked with the let-
ters "SRS/AIRBAG" or "AIRBAG".
How airbags work
An airbag inflates within milliseconds. The
1 warning lamp in the instrument clus-
ter comes on.
Airbag inflation slows down and restricts
the movement of the vehicle occupant.
When the vehicle occupant makes contact
with the airbag, hot gas flows out of the in-
flated airbag. This reduces the load on the
head and upper body of the vehicle occu-
pant. The airbag is therefore in a deflated
state after an accident.
ț Do not put your feet on the dashboard.
ț Do not lean on the doors from inside the
vehicle.
ț Make sure that no persons, animals or
objects are present between the vehicle
occupants and the deployment range of
the airbags.
ț Do not cover the padded boss of the
steering wheel, the co-driver’s airbag
cover, the windowbag cover or the
thorax/sidebag cover with film or other
material. Do not affix any badges or
stickers to these areas.
ț Do not hang any hard objects, for exam-
ple coat hangers, on the grab handles or
coat hooks.
ț Do not place any items in the storage
compartment above the co-driver’s air-
bag if they protrude from the compart-
ment. The co-driver’s airbag must be
able to inflate unimpeded.
The risk of injuries from an airbag cannot be
entirely ruled out due to the high speed at
which the airbag is required to inflate.
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If the airbags are triggered, you will
hear a bang and a small amount of dust
may also be released. The bang will not
damage your hearing and the dust does
not constitute a health hazard.