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The pretensioner does not require
any maintenance or greasing.
Anything that modifies its original
conditions invalidates its efficiency.
If due to unusual natural events
(floods, sea storm, etc.) the device
has been affected by water and mud,
it must necessarily be replaced.
The pretensioner can
only be used once. After a
collision that has trig-
gered it, have it replaced at a
Lancia Dealership Pretensioner
validity is written on the plate
located on the front left door post
near door hinges. The preten-
sioners should be replaced at a
Lancia Dealership as this date
approaches.After adjustment, always
check that the device is
anchored in one of the
positions provided. To do this,
with the grip released, exert a
further pressure to allow the
anchor device to catch if release
did not take place at one of the
preset positions. PRETENSIONERS
Your car is fitted with pretension-
ers on the front and rear side seats to
improve protection.
These devices “feel”, through a
sensor, that a violent crash is in
progress and rewind the seat belts a
few centimetres. In this way they
ensure that the seat belt adheres per-
fectly to the wearer before the
restraining action begins.
The seat belt locks to indicate that
the device has intervened; the seat
belt cannot be drawn back up even
when guiding it manually.
IMPORTANTTo obtain the high-
est degree of protection from the
action of the pretensioning device,
wear the seat belt keeping it firmly
close to the chest and pelvis.
Front seat pretensioners activate
only if front seat belts are properly
fitted into buckles.
A small amount of smoke may be
produced. This smoke is in no way
toxic and presents no fire hazard.
fig. 72
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CARRYING
CHILDREN
SAFELYSERIOUS DANGER
Should it be ab-
solutely necessary
to carry a baby on the front pas-
senger seat with a child's seat with
the cradle facing backwards, de-
activate the passenger's air bags
using the key switch and then
check warning light F on the clus-
ter to make sure that deactivation
has actually took place (see para-
graph “ Manual deactivation of
passenger's air bag .For optimal protection in the event
of a crash, all passengers must be
seated and wearing adequate
restraint systems.
This is especially relevant for chil-
dren.
According to 2003/20/EC Directive,
this prescription is compulsory for all
European Community countries.
A child’s head is larger and heavier
than an adult’s head with respect to
their body weight. Moreover, a
child’s muscular and bone structure
is not fully developed. For these rea-
sons, children require specific
restraint systems, different from
those required by adult passengers.
fig. 76
L0A0007b
With passenger’s air bag
active, never place child’s
seats with the cradle facing
backwards since the air bag activa-
tion could cause to the child serious
injuries, even mortal, regardless of
the seriousness of the crash that trig-
gered it. You are advised to carry
children always with proper
restraint systems on the rear seats,
as this is the most protected position
in the case of a crash.
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GROUP 1
Children from 9 to 18 kg are to be
seated facing forward in child seats
with front cushion. The car seat belt
secures both seat and child (fig. 78).There are child restraint
for groups 0 and 1 which
are fastened with the car
seat belts by means of an attach-
ment on the seat back. The child
is then secured to the seat with
specific straps. Due to their
weight, child seats can be dan-
gerous if they are fitted incorrect-
ly (e.g. with a cushion placed
therebetween). Always follow
carefully the specific installation
instructions for the child
restraint system you are using.GROUP 2
Children from 15 to 25 kg can be
secured directly with the car seat
belts. The seat has the purpose of
positioning the child correctly with
respect to the seat belt so that the
diagonal section crosses the child’s
chest (never the child’s throat) and
the horizontal section fits snugly on
the child’s hips (and not the child’s
abdomen) (fig. 79).
The figure is only an
example. Follow the
instructions for fastening
the specific child restraint system
you are using.The figure is only an
example. Follow the
instructions for fastening
the specific child restraint system
you are using.
fig. 78
L0A0010b
fig. 79
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GROUP 3
Children from 22 to 36 kg the size
of the child’s chest no longer
requires a support to space the
child’s back from the seat back.
Fig. 80shows proper child seat
positioning on the rear seat.
Children taller than 1.5 m can
wear seat belts like adults.PASSENGER SEAT COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS
ON CHILD’S SEAT USE
THESIS complies with the new EC Directive 2000/3/CE regulating child’s
seat assembling on the different car seats according to the following tables:
Group
Group 0, 0+
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Key:
U
= Suitable for child restraint systems of the “Universal” category, according to
European Standard ECE-R44 for the specified “Groups”
B = Built-in restraint system approved for this range of weight (integral child’s seat
opt.)
L = Suitable for certain child’s restraint systems available at Lineaccessori Lancia for
the specified group
fig. 80
L0A0008b
SEAT
Front
passenger
U
U
U
USide
rear
passengers
L-U
L-U
L-U
L-UCentral
rear
passenger
U
U
U
U Range of
weight
0 -13 kg
9 -18 kg
15 -25 kg
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Below is a summary of the rules
of safety to be followed for carry-
ing children:
1) Child restraint system should be
fitted on the rear seat as this is the
most protected area in the car in the
event of a crash.4) Always check the seat belt is
well fastened by pulling the web-
bing.
5) Only one child is to be strapped
to each retaining system.
6) Always check the seat belts do
not fit around the child’s throat.
7) While travelling do not let the
child sit incorrectly or release the
belts.
8) Passengers should never carry
children on their laps. No-one, how-
ever strong they are, can hold a child
in the event of a crash.
9) In case of an accident, replace
the seat with a new one.PRESETTING FOR MOUNTING
THE “ISOFIX TYPE” CHILD
RESTRAINT SYSTEM
THESIS is preset for mounting the
Isofix type child restraint system, a
new European standardised system
for transporting children. Isofix type
child restraint system is an addition-
al option that does not prevent from
using traditional child restraint sys-
tems. Isofix type child's seat covers
three weight groups: 0, 0+and 1.
Due to its different anchoring sys-
tem, the Isofix type child's seat shall
be anchored using the proper metal
brackets set between rear seat back
and cushion, shown in figures 81
and82.
It is possible to mount both the tra-
ditional child restraint system and
the Isofix type one. Max. two Isofix
type child's seats can be mounted on
the rear seat using the proper cou-
plings.
On the front passenger seat it is
possible to mount only traditional
child's seats. Children must never be
seated in the front pas-
senger seat in cars with
passenger’s front airbag.
2) In case of passenger airbag
deactivation check that instrument
panel warning light Fis on to
make sure that deactivation has
actually taken place .
3) Follow the instructions for fas-
tening the specific child restraint
system you are using which must be
provided by the manufacturer. Keep
the child restraint system installa-
tion instructions with the car papers
and with this handbook. Never use a
child restraint system without the
installation instructions.

In the event of side collisions at low
speed, the restraining action of the
seat belts is sufficient and the airbag
is not inflated. 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
passenger and prevent the occupants
to be pitched out of the car in case of
violent crashes.
The front and rear side bag is not a
replacement for the use of seat belts
but rather a complement. We rec-
ommend that seat belts are worn at
all times as prescribed by legislation
in Europe and most other countries
world-wide.
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SIDE AIRBAGS
(SIDE BAG - WINDOW BAG)
Purpose of the side airbags is to
increase passenger protection in the
event of a side impact of medium to
high severity.
Side airbags consist of two types of
instantly inflatable bags:
– the side bags housed in the front
seat bags C (fig. 88) and (where
provided) in the side stuffing of the
rear seats E (fig. 90). This solution
ensures that the bag is always in an
optimal position with respect to the
passenger, regardless of the seat
position;– the window bags, which are “cur-
tain” cushions located behind the
side coverings of the roof and cov-
ered by proper finishings such to
allow the cushion unfolding down-
wards; this solution, studied for the
head protection, allows offering the
best protection to the front and rear
passengers in the event of side crash,
thanks to the wide cushion inflation
surface.
In In the event of a side collision
the electronic control unit processes
the signals coming from a decelera-
tion sensor and, if required, fire the
bags.
The bags inflate instantly and act
as a soft protective barrier between
the body of the passengers and the
car door. Bags deflate immediately
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fig. 93
L0A0272b
Any diagnostic, repair or replace-
ment operations concerning the
airbag system must exclusively be
carried out at a Lancia Dealership.
If you are having the car scrapped,
have the airbag system deactivated
at a Lancia Dealershipfirst.
If the car changes hands, the new
owner must be made aware of the
indications given above and be given
this Owner Handbook.
IMPORTANTPretensioners, front
airbags and side bags are activated
by the electronic control unit
according to the type of impact.
Consequently, missed activation of
one or more system components
does not indicate a fault in the sys-
tem.MANUALLY DEACTIVATING
THE REAR SIDE BAGS
(where provided)
Side bags, protecting the chest of
the rear passengers, can be deacti-
vated as follows.
Use the ignition key to operate the
key switch A(fig. 93) located on the
right side of the boot. This switch
can be reached only with tailgate
open.The key switch has two positions:
1)Passenger’s front airbag active
(position ON
Õ): instrument panel
warning light
Àoff. Do not carry
children on the front seat.
2)Passenger’s front airbag deacti-
vated (position OFF
À): instrument
panel warning light
Àon. A child
may be carried on the front seat,
protected with a specific restraint
system.
IMPORTANTThe car is delivered
with rear side bags deactivated
(position OFF
À) and instrument
panel warning light
Àon.
Operate the switch only
when the engine is
stopped and the ignition
key is removed.
SEVERE DANGER:
In presence of
small size occu-
pants (children, etc.) on the rear
seats, it is necessary to deactivate
the rear side bags through the
apposite deactivation switch
located in the boot.
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GENERAL NOTES
Do not apply stickers or
other objects to the steer-
ing wheel, to the passen-
ger's airbag cover or to the roof
side cover. Do not place objects
(like mobile phones) on the dash-
board on passenger side since
they could interfere with proper
passenger's airbag deployment
and cause severe injuries.
If the ¬warning light
does not turn on when
turning the ignition key to
MAR or if it stays on when travel-
ling (together with message on dis-
play), this could indicate a failure
in safety retaining systems; under
this condition air bags or preten-
sioners could not trigger in the
event of collision or, in a restricted
number of cases, they could trig-
ger accidentally. Stop the car and
contact Lancia Dealership to have
the system checked immediately.
Do not cover the back
rest of front and rear seats
with trims or covers there
are not set for the use of side bags.
Do not travel with
objects on your lap or in
front of you nor with a
pipe, pencil or similar between
your lips. You could seriously
hurt yourself if the airbag inflates
in a collision.
Always drive with both
hands on the rim of the
steering wheel so that the
airbag is free to inflate during a
head-on collision and protect you
from serious injury. Do not drive
with your body bending towards
the steering wheel, but sit in an
upright position with your back
resting against the seat.If an attempt has been
made to steal the car, or if
it has actually been stolen
or has been vandalised in anyway
or subjected to flooding, have the
airbag system checked over at a
Lancia Dealership.
It is important to
remember that the airbag
can be fired even when
the car is stationary if it is hit by
another vehicle travelling at suit-
able speed. As a consequence,
never sit children in the front
seat, even if the car is not moving.
On the contrary, the airbags will
not be fired if the car is crashed
into when the key is not inserted
or turned. Consequently, in this
case, the fact that the system is
not fired does not indicate a fault.