2008 MITSUBISHI COLT sensor

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Pregnant women restraint
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Seat belt pre-tensioner system and force
limiter system
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The driver’s seat and front passenger’s seat each have a seat
belt equipped with a pre-tensioner system.
Pre-tensioner systemE00405800936
The pre-tensioner systems will retract their respective seat belts
instantaneously, thus maximizing the seat belt’s effectiveness,
if there is a frontal impact severe enough to injure the driver
and/or front passenger and the ignition switch is in the “ON” or
“START” position.
The seat belt pre-tensioner incl udes the following components:
WARNING!
●Seat belts work for everyone, including pregnant
women. Pregnant women should use the available
seat belts. This will reduce the likelihood of injury to
both the woman and the unborn child. The lap belt
should be worn across the thighs and as snug against
the hips as possible, but not across the waist. Consult
your doctor if you have any additional questions or
concerns.
1- Air bag control unit
2- Front impact sensors
3- Seat belt pre-tensioner

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Caution for installing the child restraint on
vehicle with front passenger air bag
The label shown here is attached to vehicles with a front pas-
senger air bag.
How the supplemental restraint system worksE00407300166
The SRS includes the following components:
WARNING!
●Extreme Hazard!
Do not use a rearward faci ng child restraint on a
seat protected by an ai r bag in front of it!
1- Air bag module (Driver)
2- Front passenger’s air bag off indicator lamp*
3- Air bag module (Passenger)*
4- Front impact sensors
5- Air bag control unit
6- Front passenger’s air bag ON-OFF switch*

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The air bags will operate only when the ignition switch is in the
“ON” or “START” position.When the impact sensors detect
an impact of sufficient frontal
or side force, an automated circuit ignites materials in the infla-
tor to generate gas and inflate the air bags.
The deployment of the air bags produces a sudden, loud noise,
and releases some smoke and powder, but these conditions are
not injurious and do not indicate a fire in the vehicle. People
with respiratory problems may feel some temporary irritation
from chemicals used to produce the deployment; open the win-
dows after air bag deployment, if safe to do so.
The air bags deflate very rapidl y after deployment, so there is
little danger of obscured vision.
The time required from the sensors detecting an impact to
deflation of the air bags after deployment is shorter than a blink
of an eye.
7- Side air bag modules*
8- Curtain air bag modules*
9- Side impact sensors*CAUTION!
● Air bags inflate at an ex tremely rapid speed. In cer-
tain situations, contact with inflating air bags can
result in light cuts, bruises, and the like.

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Type 2
Rotate the switch to turn on the lamps.
NOTE●If the front fog lamps (if so equipped) turn on when they
are supposed to with the switch in the “AUTO” position,
the lamps turn off automatically with the engine switch
off.
● Do not cover the sensor (A) for the automatic on/off con-
trol by affixing a sticker or label to the windscreen. Also,
do not put any water-repellent coating on the windscreen.
● If the lamps do not turn on or off with the switch in the
“AUTO” position, manually operate the switch and we
recommend you to have your vehicle checked.
[Vehicles with Daytime Running Lamp]
When the ignition switch is in the “ON” position and the lamp
switch is set to the “ ” (OFF) position, the low beam of the
headlamps, tail lamps, etc., will illuminate.
All lamps off
AUTO With the ignition switch in the “ON” position, head-
lamps, position, tail, licence plate, and instrument panel
lamps turn on and off automatically in accordance with
outside light level. All lamps turn off automatically
when the ignition switch is turned to “OFF” position.
Position, tail, licence plate and instrument panel lamps
on
Headlamps and other lamps go on

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Wiper and washer switch
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Windscreen wipersE00516900013
The windscreen wipers can be operated with the ignition
switch in the “ON” or “ACC” position.
Move the switch to operate the windscreen wipers.
NOTE●
The speed-sensitive-operation function of the windscreen
wipers can be deactivated.
For further information, we recommend you to consult a
MITSUBISHI MOTORS Auth orized Service Point.
-Misting function
The wipers w
ill operate once.
NOTE●When, in a vehicle with rain sensor, the intermittent
interval is changed from 2 (lower sensitivity to rain)
to 1 (higher sensitivity to rain), the wipers operate
once. (Refer to “To adjust intermittent intervals” on
page 3-41.)
- Off
-Speed sensitive intermittent operation
Interval between wipers varies in accordance with vehicle
speed.
Rain sensor*
The wipers will automatically operate depending on the
degree of wetness on the windshield.
- Slow
- Fast

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Rain sensor*E00517000011
The rain sensor can be used while the ignition switch is in the
“ON” position. With the lever in the “ ” position, the rain
sensor (A) detects the extent of rain and automatically activates
the wipers accordingly. Snow, other fluids, and dust on the
windscreen are sensed in the same way as rain.
Depending on the extent of precipitation (including snow, other
fluids, and dust), the wipers will operate once or continuously
(at low or high speed).
To active the rain sensorE00517100012
1. Place the ignition switch in the “ON” position.
2. Place the lever in the “ ” position.
3. The wipers will operate once to indicate that the rain sen-
sor is working. (To protect the rubber parts of the wipers,
this operation of the wipers does not take place when the
vehicle is stationary and th e ambient temperature is 5 °C
or lower.)
CAUTION!
● Before washing the windscreen or driving into an
automatic car wash, pla ce the lever in the “ ”
(OFF) position to deactivate the rain sensor. Other-
wise, the wipers will operate in the presence of water
spray on the windscreen and may get damaged as a
result.
● With the ignition switch in the “ON” position and
the lever in the “ ” positi on, the wipers may auto-
matically operate in the si tuations described below.
Be careful not to let your hands get trapped. Other-
wise you could suffer injuri es and the wipers could
malfunction.
• The windscreen is touched on top of the rain sen-
sor.
• The windscreen is wiped with a cloth on top of the rain sensor.
• A physical shock is applied to the windscreen.
• A physical shock is applied to the rain sensor.

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NOTE●Do not cover the sensor by affixing a sticker or label to the
windscreen. Also, do not put any water-repellent coating
on the windscreen. The rain sensor would not be able to
detect the extent of rain, and the wipers might stop work-
ing normally.
● If the rainfall varies but the wipers keep working at a con-
stant interval, the rain sensor may be faulty. In such a situ-
ation, set the wiper switch manually. We recommend you
to have your vehicle checked.
If the rain sensor malfunctions, automatic wiper operation
will stop and the wipers will switch to intermittent opera-
tion even if the lever is in the “ ” position.
● The wipers may automatically operate when mud or other
foreign matter gets stuck to the windscreen on top of the
rain sensor or when the windsc reen is iced up. If the wiper
operation does not remove the stuck-on material from the
windscreen, the wipers will stop. Remove the stuck-on
material from the windscreen by some other means before
using the rain sensor wipers again.
To adjust intermittent intervalsE00517200013

With the lever in the “ ” (speed-sensitive) position, the inter-
mittent intervals can be adjusted by turning the knob (A).

With the lever in the “ ” (rain sensor) position, it is possible
to adjust the sensitivity of the rain sensor by turning the knob
(A).

1- Fast
2- Slow
1- Higher sensitivity to rain
2- Lower sensitivity to rain

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NOTE●When, in a vehicle with rain sensor, the intermittent inter-
val is changed from 2 (lower sensitivity to rain) to 1
(higher sensitivity to rain), the wipers operate once. (This
function can be used as a misting function.)
● It is possible change functions as listed below. For details,
we recommend you to consult a MITSUBISHI MOTORS
Authorized Service Point.
• The vehicle-speed-sensitive function can be disabled.
• The wiper interval during vehicle-speed-sensitive opera-
tion can be changed.
Misting functionE00517300014
Move the lever in the direction of the arrow and release, and
the wipers will operate once.
Use this function when you are driving in mist or drizzle.
If the lever is held in the upward position ( ), the wipers con-
tinue operating until the lever is released.