2002 Saab 9-5 Owner's Manual - Page 33

Safety WARNING • This car is equipped with side airbags and no extra interior trim should be fitted. Failure to observe this warning could result in the side airbags not inflating as intended and thus not providing the intended protection either. IB1182 33 • The side airbags will inflate only in the event of a side impact; not in the event of a front or rear-end crash or of the car's rolling over. • Damage or wear to the seat cover, or the seat seam, in the area of the side airbag must immediately be repaired by an authorized Saab dealer. • Do not modify the speaker installation in the front doors or install speakers other than those specifically approved by Saab. • Never place any object in the area that would be occupied by the inflated airbag. • For optimum protection, sit upright in the seat, with your safety belt correctly fastened. • The sensors for the side airbags are fitted in the front doors. • We advise against doing any work on the doors that could affect the moisture barrier in the door or the airbag sensors. It is essential that the moisture barrier (thick plastic film) in the front door is not damaged in any way. • Improvement of the anticorrosion treatment of the doors should only be carried out by an authorized Saab dealer. Otherwise there is a risk that the side impact sensor and the moisture barrier in the front door could be damaged. Side airbag inflated impact condition. The side airbag trigger will be commanded based on the characteristics of this pressure rise.