2007 Lancia Musa technical specifications

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FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS
The car is fitted with front air bags for the driver
and for the passenger, and window bags (head
protection system); upon request the car can be
fitted also with front side bags;
The front air bag (driver and passenger) has been
designed to protect the occupants in the event of
head-on crashes of medium-high severity, by
placing the cushion between the occupant and the
steering wheel or dashboard.
Front air bags are designed to protect car’s
occupants in front crashes and therefore non-
activation in other types of collisions (side
collisions, rear shunts, roll-overs, etc.) is not a
system malfunction.
In case of crash, an electronic control unit, when
required, triggers the inflation of the cushion.
The cushion immediately inflates, placing itself as a
protection between the body of the front occupants
and the structure that could cause injuries.
Immediately after, the cushion deflates.
The front air bag (driver and passenger) is not a
replacement of but complementary to the use of
belts, which should always be worn, as specified by
law in Europe and most non European countries.In case of crash, a person not wearing the seat belt
moves forward and may come into contact with the
cushion while it is still inflating. Under this
circumstance the protection offered by the air bag is
reduced.
Front air bag may not be activated in the following
situations:
❒in collisions against highly deformable objects
not affecting the vehicle front surface
(e.g. bumper collision against guard rail, etc.);
❒in case of wedging under other vehicles or
protective barriers (for example under a truck or
guard rail), the air bag is not triggered as it
offers no additional protection compared with
the seat belts, consequently it would be pointless.
Therefore, failure to come into action in the
above circumstance does not mean that the
system is not working properly.
The driver’s and passenger’s front Air bags have
been designed and calibrated to improve the
protection of a person wearing seat belts.
At its maximum inflation, its volume fills most of
the space between the dashboard and the passenger.

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DRIVER’S FRONT AIR BAG
It consists of an instant-inflating cushion contained in a special recess
in the centre of the steering wheel.
PASSENGER’S FRONT AIR BAG
It consists of an instant-inflating cushion contained in a special recess
A in the dashboard and the cushion has a volume bigger than that of
the driver. In minor crashes (for which the restraining action of the
seat belts is sufficient), the air bags are not deployed. Also in this case
it is of vital importance to wear the seat belts since in case of side
crash they guarantee proper positioning of the occupant and prevent
the occupants to be pitched out of the car in case of violent crashes.
WARNING
On cars provided with front passenger's air bag, the air bag shall be deactivated
when placing a child' seat on the front passenger's seat. The front passenger seat
shall be adjusted in the most backward position to prevent any contact between
child’ seat and dashboard. Even if not compulsory by law, you are recommended to
reactivate the air bag immediately as soon as child transport is no longer necessary.
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SERIOUS DANGER: The car is fitted with an air bag on the passenger’s side. Never
place cradle child’s seats on the front passenger’s seat of cars fitted with passenger’s
air bag since the air bag activation could cause serious injuries, even mortal.
WARNING
Do not apply stickers or other objects on the
steering wheel, in area A of the passenger’s
air bag on the passenger's side air bag or
on the side covering. Never put objects on
the dashboard on the passenger’s side (e.g.
mobile phones) because they may interfere
with the correct air bag deployment and
cause serious injuries to the car occupants.
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MANUALLY DEACTIVATING PASSENGER'S FRONT AIR BAG
(FRONT AND SIDE BAG) (where provided)
Should it be absolutely necessary to carry a child on the front seat,
the passenger's air bags (front and side bag) can be deactivated.
Air bag deactivation/reactivation takes place with ignition key at
STOP, using the ignition key and the suitable key switch located in
the upper right compartment of the instrument panel
IMPORTANT Operate the switch only when the engine is not running
and the ignition key is removed.
The key-operated switch has two positions:
❒passenger's front air bags (front and side bag) activated (ON
positionP): warning light Fon instrument panel off; it is
absolutely prohibited to carry a child on the front seat.
❒passenger's front air bags (front and side bag) deactivated (OFF
positionF): warning light Fon instrument panel on; it is
possible to carry a child protected by special restraint system on
the front seat.
The warning light Fon instrument panel stays on permanently until
reactivating the passenger's air bags (front and side bag).
The key can be removed when in both positions.
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SIDE AIR BAGS (Side bag - Window bag)
(where fitted)
SIDE BAGS (where fitted)
They are formed of an instantaneously-inflating cushion housed in
the back rest of front seats and their task is to increase protection of
the occupants in the event of a side crash of medium-high severity.
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Covers for Side bag seats are available at Lineaccessori Lancia.
WINDOW BAGS (where fitted)
They are “curtain” cushions located behind the side coverings of the
roof and covered by proper finishings, studied for the head protection
to offer the best protection to the front and rear occupants in the
event of side crash, thanks to the wide cushion inflation surface.
The side air bag is not a replacement of but complementary to the use
of belts, which should always be worn, as specified by law in Europe
and most non European countries.
IMPORTANT In the event of side crash, you can obtain the best
protection by the system keeping a correct position on the seat,
allowing thus a correct window bag unfolding.
IMPORTANT The front air bags and/or side bags may be deployed if
the car is subject to heavy knocks or accidents involving the
underbody area, such as for example violent shocks against steps,
kerbs or low obstacles, falling of the car in big holes or sags in the
road.
Do not cover the back rest of front seats
with trims or covers there are not set for
the use of side bags.
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IMPORTANT When the air bag inflates it emits a
small amount of dusts. These dusts are harmless
and is not the beginning of a fire; then the unfold
cushion surface and the car interiors can be covered
by a dusty remains: this dust can irritate skin and
eyes. In case of contact, wash yourself using neutral
soap and water.
The air bag system has a validity of 14 years as to
the pyrotechnic charge, and 10 years as to the
twisted contact. As this date approaches, contact
Lancia Dealership to have it replaced.
IMPORTANT Should an accident occur in which
any of the safety devices is activated, take the car to
a Lancia Dealership to have the devices activated
replaced and to have the system checked.All check, repair and replacement operations
concerning the air bags must only be carried out c/o
Lancia Dealership.
If you are having the car scrapped, have the air bag
system deactivated at a Lancia Dealership first. If
the car changes ownership, the new owner must be
informed of the method of use of air bags and the
above warnings and also be given this “Owner
handbook”.
IMPORTANT The triggering of pretensioners, front
air bags and front side bags is decided in a
differentiated manner. The failure to deploy one or
more of them does not mean that the system is not
working properly.
WARNINGNever rest head, arms and elbows on the door, on the windows and in the window
bag area to prevent possible injuries during the inflation phase.
WARNINGNever put head, arms and elbows out of the window.

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Always keep your hands on the steering wheel rim when driving, so that if the air
bag is triggered, it can inflate without meeting any obstacles which could cause
serious harm to you. Do not drive with the body bent forwards, keep the seat back
rest in the erect position and lean your back well against it.
WARNING
If warning light Fdoes not come on when turning the key to MAR or if it stays
on when travelling it could indicate a failure in restraint systems; in this case air
bags or pretensioners could not trigger in the event of an accident, or in a
restricted numbers of cases they could trigger accidentally. Stop the car and
contact Lancia Dealership to have the system checked immediately.
WARNINGDo not cover the back rest of front seats with trims or covers there are not set for
the use of side bags.
If the car has been stolen or an attempt to steal it has been made, if it has been
subjected to vandals or floods, have the air bag system checked by Lancia Dealership.
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WARNING
Remember that with the key engaged and in the MAR position, even with the engine
not running, the air bags may be triggered on a stationary vehicle if it is bumped by
another moving car. Therefore, never seat children on the front seat even when the
vehicle is stationary. On the other hand remember that if the key is at STOP, no safe-
ty system (air bags or pretensioners) is triggered in the event of an impact; in these
case, failure to come into action cannot be considered as a sign that the system is
not working properly.
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When the ignition key is turned to the MAR position, the warning light F(with
passenger’s front air bag deactivation, (where fitted), switch in the ON position)
turns on and flashes for few seconds to remind that passenger’s air bag will be
deployed in a crash, after which it should go off.
Do not wash the seat back rest with pressurised water or steam (by hand or at
automatic seat washing stations).
Never travel with objects on your lap, in front of your chest or with a pipe, pencil,
etc. between your lips; injury may result in the event of the air bag being triggered.
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The front air bag is triggered for shocks greater in magnitude than the
pretensioners. For impacts between these two thresholds, it is therefore normal
that only the pretensioners are triggered.
WARNING
WARNINGThe air bag does not substitute the seat belts, but only increases their
effectiveness. Moreover, since the front air bags do not come into operation in
the event of front impact at low speed, side collisions, bumps from behind or
overturning, in these circumstances the occupants would only be protected by
the seat belts which must therefore always be fastened.
WARNINGDo not hook rigid objects to the coat hooks and to the support handles.