2020 Abarth 124 Spider child restraint

111)Always attach the tether strap to the
correct tether anchor position. Attaching
the tether strap to the incorrect tether
anchor position is dangerous. In a collision,
the tether strap could come off and loosen
the child-restraint system. If the
child-restraint system moves it could result
in death or injury to the child.
112)Always route the tether strap between
the head restraint and the seat back.
Routing the tether strap on top of the head
restraint is dangerous. In a collision the
tether strap could slide off the head
restraint and loosen the child-restraint
system. The child-restraint system could
move which may result in death or injury to
the child.
113)Follow the manufacturer's instructions
for the use of the child-restraint system. An
unsecured child-restraint system is
dangerous. In a sudden stop or a collision
it could move causing serious injury or
death to the child or other occupants.
Make sure any child-restraint system is
properly secured in place according to the
manufacturer's instructions.
114)Make sure the child-restraint system
is properly secured. A child-restraint
system that is not secured is dangerous. In
a sudden stop or collision, it can become a
projectile and hit someone, causing serious
injury. When not in use, remove it from the
vehicle, put it in the trunk or at least make
sure it is securely fastened to the ISOFIX
anchors.115)Make sure there are no seat belts or
foreign objects near or around the ISOFIX
anchor secured child-restraint system. Not
following the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions when installing
the child-restraint system is dangerous. If
seat belts or a foreign object prevent the
child-restraint system from being securely
attached to the ISOFIX anchors and the
child-restraint system is installed
improperly, the child-restraint system could
move in a sudden stop or collision causing
serious injury or death to the child or other
occupants. When installing the
child-restraint system, make sure there are
no seat belts or foreign objects near or
around the ISOFIX anchors. Always follow
the child-restraint system manufacturer's
instructions.
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SUPPLEMENTARY
RESTRAINT SYSTEM
SRS - AIR BAG
SUPPLEMENTAL
RESTRAINT SYSTEM
(SRS) PRECAUTIONS
116) 117) 118)
The front and side supplementary
restraint systems (SRS) include different
types of air bags.
IMPORTANT Please verify which kinds
of air bags are equipped on your
vehicle by locating the “SRS AIR BAG”
location indicators.
These indicators are visible in the area
where the air bags are installed.
The air bags are installed in the
following locations:
the steering wheel hub (driver air
bag);
the passenger dashboard (passenger
air bag);
the outer sides of the seat backs
(side air bags).The air bag supplementary restraint
systems are designed to provide
supplementary protection in certain
situations so seat belts are always
important in the following ways.
Without seat belt usage, the air bags
cannot provide adequate protection
during an accident. Seat belt usage is
necessary to:
keep the occupant from being
thrown into an inflating air bag;
reduce the possibility of injuries
during an accident that is not designed
for air bag inflation, such as roll-over or
rear impact;
reduce the possibility of injuries in
frontal, near frontal or side collisions
that are not severe enough to activate
the air bags;
reduce the possibility of being thrown
from your vehicle;
reduce the possibility of injuries to
lower body and legs during an accident
because the air bags provide no
protection to these parts of the body;
hold the driver in a position which
allows better control of the vehicle.A child who is too small to use a seat
belt must be properly secured using a
child-restraint system.
Carefully consider which child-restraint
system is necessary for your child and
follow the installation directions in this
Owner Handbook as well as the
child-restraint system manufacturer's
instructions.
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Side Air Bags
The side air bags are mounted in the
outer sides of the seat backs fig. 78.
When the air bag crash sensors detect
a side impact of greater than moderate
force, the system inflates the side air
bag only on the side in which the
vehicle was hit.The side air bag inflates quickly to
reduce injury to the driver or
passenger's head and chest caused by
directly hitting interior parts such as a
door or window. For more details about
air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air
Bag deployment criteria" in this chapter.
In addition, the passenger side bag is
designed to only deploy when the
passenger occupant classification
sensor detects a passenger sitting on
the passenger's seat.
Warning Light/Beep
A system malfunction or operation
conditions are indicated by a warning.
Refer to “Warning lights and messages”
paragraph in “Knowing your instrument
panel” chapter. Refer to “Warning
sound is activated” paragraph in
“Knowing your instrument panel”
chapter.
Passenger side front air bag and
child-restraint systems
Rearward-facing child-restraint systems
mustNEVERbe fitted on the front seat
with an active passenger side air bag
since in the event of an impact the air
bag activation may cause fatal injuries
to the transported child.
ALWAYScomply with the instructions
on the label stuck on the passenger
side sun visor fig. 79.
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Passenger air bag deactivation
indicator lights
These indicator lights fig. 85 turn on to
remind you that the passenger front
and side air bags and seat belt
pretensioner will or will not deploy
during a collision.
22) 23)
NoteThe system requires about
10 seconds to alternate between
turning the passenger front and side air
bags and seat belt pretensioner system
on or off.
The passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light may turn on repeatedly if
luggage or other items are put on the
passenger seat, or if the temperature of
the vehicle's interior changes suddenly.
The passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light may turn on for
10 seconds if the electrostatic capacity
on the passenger seat changes.
The air bag/seat belt pretensioner
system warning light might turn on if the
passenger seat receives a severe
impact.
If the passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light does not turn on after
installing a child-restraint system on the
passenger seat, first, reinstall your
child-restraint system according to the
procedure in this Owner Handbook.
Then, if the passenger air bag
deactivation OFF indicator light still
does not turn on, and contact an
Abarth Dealership as soon as possible.
If the passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light turns on when an
occupant is seated directly in the
passenger seat, have the passenger
readjust their posture by sitting with
their feet on the floor, and then
refastening the seat belt. If the
passenger air bag deactivation indicator
light remains turned on, slide the
passenger seat as far back as possible.
Contact an Abarth Dealership as soon
as possible.
When an air bag deploys, a loud
inflation noise can be heard and some
smoke will be released. Neither is likely
to cause injury, however the texture of
the air bags may cause light skin
injuries on body parts not covered with
clothing through friction.
Should you sell your Abarth, we urge
you to tell the new owner of its air bag
systems and that familiarization with all
instructions about them, from the
Owner’s Manual, is very important.
Vehicles with a passenger air bag
have a warning label attached as
shown below. This warning label is
displayed in compliance with regulation.
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Passenger air bag deactivation indicator light on/off condition chart
If the passenger occupant classification sensor is normal, the indicator light turns on when the ignition is switched ON. The light
turns off after a few seconds. Then, the indicator light turns on or is off under the following conditions:
Condition detected by the
passenger occupant
classification systemPassenger air bag
deactivation indicator lightPassenger front and side air
bagsPassenger seat belt
pretensioner system
Empty (Not occupied)Deactivated Deactivated
A child is seated in a
child-restraint system (*)
Deactivated Deactivated
Adult (**)
(***)Ready Ready
(*) The occupant classification sensor may not detect a child seated on the seat, in a child-restraint system, or a junior seat
depending on the child's physical size and seated posture.
(**) If a smaller adult sits on the passenger seat, the sensors might detect the person as being a child depending on the
person's physique.
(***) Turns off after a short period of time.
If both of the passenger air bag deactivation indicator lights do not turn on for a specified period of time when the ignition is
switched ON or they do not turn on as indicated in the passenger air bag deactivation indicator light on/off condition chart, do
not allow an occupant to sit in the passenger seat and contact an Abarth Dealership as soon as possible. The system may not
work properly in an accident.
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WARNING
116)Seat belts must be worn in air bag
equipped vehicles. Depending only on the
air bags for protection during an accident
is dangerous. Alone, air bags may not
prevent serious injuries. The appropriate air
bags can be expected to inflate only in the
first accident, such as frontal, near frontal
or side collisions that are at least
moderate. Vehicle occupants should
always wear seat belts.
117)Always make sure the passenger air
bag deactivation OFF indicator light is
illuminated when using a child-restraint
system. Seating a child in a child-restraint
system that is installed on the passenger
seat with the passenger air bag
deactivation OFF indicator light not
illuminated is extremely dangerous. In an
accident, an air bag could inflate and
cause serious injuries or even death to the
child seated in the child-restraint system.
Always make sure the passenger air bag
deactivation OFF indicator light is
illuminated.118)EXTREME HAZARD! Never use a
rear-facing child-restraint system on the
passenger seat with an air bag that could
deploy. NEVER use a rearward facing
child-restraint on a seat protected by an
ACTIVE AIR BAG in front of it, DEATH or
SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.
Even in a moderate collision, the
child-restraint system can be hit by a
deploying air bag and moved violently
backward resulting in serious injury or
death to the child. If your vehicle is
equipped with on passenger occupant
classification system, always make sure the
passenger air bag deactivation OFF
indicator light is illuminated.
119)Do not sit too close to the driver and
passenger air bags. Sitting too close to the
driver and passenger air bag modules or
placing hands or feet on them is extremely
dangerous. The driver and passenger air
bags inflate with great force and speed.
Serious injuries could occur if someone is
too close. The driver should always hold
onto only the rim of the steering wheel. The
passenger should keep both feet on the
floor. Seat occupants should adjust their
seats as far back as possible and always
sit upright against the seat backs with seat
belts worn properly.120)Do not sit too close to a door or lean
against doors in vehicles with side air bags.
Sitting too close to the side air bag
modules or placing hands on them is
extremely dangerous. A side air bag
inflates with great force and speed directly
out of the outer shoulder of the seat and
expands along the door on the side the car
is hit. Serious injury could occur if someone
is sitting too close to the door or leaning
against a window in the seats.
Furthermore, sleeping up against the door
or hanging out the driver-side window while
driving could block the side air bag and
eliminate the advantages of supplementary
protection. Give the side air bags room to
work by sitting in the center of the seat
while the vehicle is moving with seat belts
worn properly.
121)Sit in the center of the seat and wear
seat belts properly. Sitting too close to the
side air bag modules or placing hands on
them, or sleeping up against the door or
hanging out the windows is extremely
dangerous. The side air bags inflate with
great force and speed directly expanding
along the door on the side the car is hit.
Serious injury could occur if someone is
sitting too close to the door. Give the side
air bags room to work by sitting in the
center of the seat while the vehicle is
moving with seat belts worn properly.
122)Do not attach objects on or around
the area where driver and passenger air
bags deploy. Attaching an object to the
driver and passenger air bag modules or
placing something in front of them is
dangerous. In an accident, an object could
interfere with air bag inflation and injure the
occupants.
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130)Do not operate a vehicle with
damaged air bag/seat belt pretensioner
system components. Expended or
damaged air bag/seat belt pretensioner
system components must be replaced
after any collision which caused them to
deploy or damage them. Only a trained
expert repairer, we recommend an Abarth
Dealership that can fully evaluate these
systems to see that they will work in any
subsequent accident. Driving with an
expended or damaged air bag or
pretensioner unit will not afford you the
necessary protection in the event of any
subsequent accident which could result in
serious injury or death.
131)Do not remove interior air bag parts.
Removing any components such as the
seats, front instrument panel, the steering
wheel, containing air bag parts or sensors
is dangerous. These parts contain essential
air bag components. The air bag could
accidentally activate and cause serious
injuries. Always have an Abarth Dealership
remove these parts.132)Do not allow an occupant in the
passenger's seat to sit with a posture
which makes it difficult for the passenger
occupant classification sensor to detect
the occupant correctly. Sitting in the
passenger's seat with a posture which
makes it difficult for the passenger
occupant classification sensor to detect
the occupant correctly is dangerous. If the
passenger occupant classification sensor
cannot detect the occupant sitting on the
passenger's seat correctly, the passenger
front and side air bags and pretensioner
system may not operate (non-deploy) or
they may operate (deploy) accidentally. The
passenger will not have the supplementary
protection of the air bags or the accidental
operation (deployment) of the air bags
could result in serious injury or death.133)Under the following conditions, the
passenger occupant classification sensor
cannot detect a passenger sitting on the
passenger's seat correctly and the
deployment/non-deployment of the air
bags cannot be controlled as indicated in
the passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light on/off condition chart. For
example: luggage or other items placed
under the passenger seat or between the
passenger seat and driver seat that push
up the passenger seat bottom / An object,
such as a seat cushion, is put on the
passenger's seat or between the
passenger's back and the seat back / A
seat cover is put on the passenger's seat /
Luggage or other items are placed on the
seat with the child in the child-restraint
system / The seat is washed / Liquids are
spilled on the seat / The passenger seat is
moved backward, pushing into luggage or
other items placed behind it / Luggage or
other items are placed between the
passenger seat and driver seat / An electric
device is put on the passenger's seat. The
passenger front and side air bags and seat
belt pretensioner systems will deactivate if
the passenger air bag deactivation OFF
indicator light turns on.
IMPORTANT
22)To assure proper deployment of the
front air bag and to prevent damage to the
sensor in the seat cushion: do not place
sharp objects on the seat cushion or leave
heavy luggage on them. Do not spill any
liquids on the seats or under the seats.
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23)To allow the sensors to function
properly, always perform the following:
adjust the seats as far back as possible
and always sit upright against the
seatbacks with seat belts worn properly. If
you place your child on the passenger seat,
secure the child-restraint system properly
and slide the passenger seat as far back as
possible within the position in which the
child-restraint system can be installed.RECORDING OF
VEHICLE DATA
This vehicle is equipped with a
computer which records the following
main vehicle data related to vehicle
controls, operation, and other driving
conditions.
Recorded dataVehicle conditions such as engine
speed and vehicle speed.
Driving operation conditions such as
accelerator and brake pedals, and
information related to the environmental
circumstances while the vehicle is
driven.
Malfunction diagnosis information
from each on-vehicle computer.
Information related to controls of
other on-vehicle computers.
The recorded data may vary depending
on the vehicle grade and optional
equipment. Voice and images are not
recorded.
Data handling
FCA and its subcontracting parties may
obtain and use the recorded data for
vehicle malfunction diagnosis, research
and development, and quality
improvement.
FCA will not disclose or provide any of
the obtained data to a third party
unless:
an agreement from the vehicle owner
(agreements from lessor and lessee for
leased vehicle) is obtained;
officially requested by the police or
other law enforcement authorities;
for statistical processing by a
research institution after processing the
data so that identification of the owner
or the vehicle is impossible.
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