AirbagSystems
Generalinformation
Theairbagsincombinationwiththesafetybeltsmakeupasafetysystemwhichoffersthedriverandthepassengerthegreatestknownprotectionfrominjuriesincaseofaccident.Yourvehicleisequippedwithaweightsensingsystemforthefrontpassenger’sseatinaccordancewithU.S.Federal/CanadianMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.
Evenifyourvehicleisequippedwithairbags,thesafetybeltsmustbewornatalltimes,becausethefrontairbagsystemisonlydeployedbyfrontalcollisionswithanimpactofsufficientseverity.
Belowthedeploymentthresholdoftheairbagsystem,andduringtypesofcollisionswhichdonotcausetheactuationofthesystem,thesafetybeltsprovidetheprimaryprotectiontotheoccupantswhencorrectlyworn.Therefore,allpersonswithinthevehiclemustwearsafetybeltsatalltimes(inmanystates,statelawrequirestheuseofsafetybelts).
Pleaseobservethechapter”SAFETYBELTS”onpage48.
Thefrontairbagsarelocatedunderthepaddedsteeringwheelpanelonthedriver’ssideand,onthepassenger’sside,inthedashboard.Thesideairbagsforthefrontseatsareinstalledonthesideintheseatbackrests.Theheadairbagsareinstalledinthedoorlinings.
Danger!
Toprovideoptimaloccupantprotection,air-bagsmustinateatveryhighspeed.Ifyouarenotwearingyoursafetybeltoraretooclosetotheairbagwhenitisdeployed,inat-ingairbagscanresultinseriouspersonalinju-ryordeath.Improperhandlingoftheweightsensingsystemcanunintentionallyimpairswitchingthepassenger’sairbagoffandon.
Makesuretherearenopeople,animalsorobjectsbetweenthedriverorpassengerandtheareaintowhichtheairbaginflates.
Sitbackasfarfromthedashboardorsteeringwheelasispractical,whilestillmaintainingfullvehiclecontrol.
Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelbytheouterrim.Neverrestyourhandsontheairbagpanel.
Alwaysfastenseatbeltsbecausetriggeringoftheairbagsystemdependsontheforceandangleofimpact.
Donottransportheavyobjectsonorinfrontofthepassenger’sseat.Thesecouldimpairthefunctionoftheairbag,theseatbelts,andweightsensing.
Donothangobjects(e.g.jackets,coats,coathangers)overthebackrest.
Alwayskeepthelidofthedoorstoragecom-partmentclosed.Objectsmustnotprotrudeoutofthedoorstoragecompartment.
Nochangesmaybemadetothewiringorcomponentsoftheairbagsystem.
Donotaddanyadditionalcoveringsorstickerstothesteeringwheelorintheareaofthepassenger’sairbag,sideairbagsandheadairbags.Doingsomayadverselyaffectthefunctioningoftheairbagsystemorcauseharmtotheoccupantsiftheairbagsystemshoulddeploy.
Donotmodifytheseatcoverings.Donotattachadditionalcushions,protectivecover-ings,orpillowstothepassenger’sseat.Donotaffixthingstothepassenger’sseatorcov-eritwithothermaterials.Donotcoverthebackofthebackrest.Donotmakechangestothepassenger’sseatandtotheseatbaseframe.
Donotundertakeanywiringforelectricalaccessoryequipmentinthevicinityoftheairbagwiringharnesses.Doingsomaydisabletheairbagsystemorcauseinadvertentinflation.
Ifthewarninglightcomeson,theairbagsystemshouldberepairedimmediatelybyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
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RolloverProtectionSystem
FunctionoftheRolloverProtection
System
TheRolloverProtectionSystemontheCabrioletconsistsoftwosupplementalsafetybarsthattogetherwiththefrontwindshieldframehelptocreateoccupantsurvivalspaceincaseofrollover.Becauseoftheextremeandunpredictableforceswhichcanbeencounteredinarollover,itisnotpossibletoguaranteethatoccupantswillbeprotectedfromallcontactwithexteriorobjectsortheground.However,theRolloverProtectionSystemisdesignedtomaintaintheoccupantsurvivalspace.
Theprotectivedevicesarelocatedbehindeachrearseatandrapidlydeploywithinafractionofasecond.TheRolloverProtectionSystemisactivatedautomaticallyintheeventofanaccidentorextremedrivingsituation.Ifnecessary,theseat-belttensionerswillbeactivated.
Pleaseobservethechapter”BELTTENSION-ER”onpage48.
Theycandeployunder:
–Extremetiltingofthevehicle.
–Lossofgroundcontact(e.g.Goingoverthecrestofahillathighspeed).
Danger!
Riskofdeathorseriousinjury.
Donotblockareaofsupplementalsafetybarswithobjects.Intheeventofadeploymentevent,suchobjectscouldpotentiallypreventsuchdeploymentfromoccuring,orsuchobjectscouldimpactthecaroccupantsathighspeed.
DonottamperwithorworkonwiringandorcomponentsofRolloverProtectionSystem.
AllworkregardingthissystemmustbecarriedoutbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Checkfunctionsandperiodicserviceintervalsaccordingtomaintenanceschedule(seeyourauthorizedPorschedealer).
Danger!
Toavoiddamagetotheconvertibletop:
Ifthesupplementalsafetybarsareextendedforanyreason,donotopenorcloseconverti-bletop.
Warninglight
FaultsintheRolloverProtectionSystemareindi-catedbytheairbagwarninglightintheinstrument
panel.Extensionofthesupplementalsafetybarsisnolongerensured.
SeeyourauthorizedPorschedealerimmedi-atelyandhavethefaultremedied.
Loweringthesupplementalsafetybars
afterdeployment
HavethisworkperformedbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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