Side protection devices

Side airbag

This airbag may be fitted to each of the front seats and is activated on the door side of the seats to protect the occupants in the event of a severe side impact.

Curtain airbag

This airbag fitted (depending on the vehicle) along the upper sides of the vehicle – they inflate along the front and rear door side windows to protect the passengers in the event of a severe side impact.

Central airbag

This airbag fitted to the driver's seat and deployed between the driver's seat and the passenger seat in order to protect the driver and passenger in the event of a severe side impact.
It also spreads out to protect the driver, if they are the only one in the front, in the event of a severe side impact.

Warnings

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  • Fitted with covers: seats equipped with anairbag require vehicle-specific covers. Contact an approved dealer to find out if these covers are available. The use of any covers other than those designed for your vehicle (including those designed for another vehicle) may affect the operation of the airbag and compromise your safety.
  • Do not place any accessories, objects or even pets between the seatback, the door and the internal fittings. Do not cover the seatback with objects such as clothes or accessories. This could hinder the operation of theairbag or lead to injury during inflation.
  • Do not place any object(s) on the central armrest compartment cover as this could hinder the operation of theairbag and/or lead to injury during inflation.
  • Do not leave any object(s) protruding from the central armrest compartment as this could hinder the operation of theairbag and/or lead to injury during inflation.
  • No work or modification whatsoever may be carried out on the seat or internal fittings, except by qualified personnel from our Network.
  • The slits on the front seatbacks (door side and centre console side) correspond to the airbags deployment zone: never insert any objects into these slits.