Lancia Flavia 2013 Owner handbook (in English)

WARNING!(Continued)
 Two people should never be belted into a single seat belt.
People belted together can crash
into one another in a collision,
hurting one another badly. Never
use a lap/shoulder belt or a lap
belt for more than one person, no
matter what their size.
Lap/Shoulder Belt Operating
Instructions
1.Enter the vehicle and close the door.
Sit back and adjust the front seat.
2. The seat belt latch plate is on the
outboard side of the front seat, next to
your arm. Grasp the latch plate and
pull out the belt. Slide the latch plate
up the webbing as far as necessary to
allow the belt to go around your lap. 3. When the belt is long enough to fit,
insert the latch plate into the buckle
until you hear a “click.”
WARNING!
 A belt buckled into the wrong
buckle will not protect you prop-
erly. The lap portion could ride
too high on your body, possibly
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WARNING!(Continued)
causing internal injuries. Always
buckle your belt into the buckle
nearest you.
 A belt that is too loose will not protect you properly. In a sudden
stop you could move too far for-
ward, increasing the possibility of
injury. Wear your seat belt snugly.
 A belt that is worn under your
arm is dangerous. Your body
could strike the inside surfaces of
the vehicle in a collision, increas-
ing head and neck injury. A belt
worn under the arm can cause
internal injuries. Ribs aren't as
strong as shoulder bones. Wear
the belt over your shoulder so that
your strongest bones will take the
force in a collision.
A shoulder belt placed behind you
will not protect you from injury
during a collision. You are more
likely to hit your head in a colli-
sion if you do not wear your shoul-
der belt. The lap and shoulder belt
are meant to be used together.
Pulling Out The Latch PlatePositioning The Lap Belt
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4. Position the lap belt across your
thighs, below your abdomen. To re-
move slack in the lap belt portion, pull
up on the shoulder belt. To loosen the
lap belt if it is too tight, lift up on the
shoulder belt and pull on the lap belt.
A snug belt reduces the risk of sliding
under the belt in a collision.WARNING!
A lap belt worn too high can in-
crease the risk of injury in a colli-
sion. The belt forces won't be at
the strong hip and pelvic bones,
but across your abdomen. Always
wear the lap part of your seat belt
as low as possible and keep it snug.
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WARNING!(Continued)
 A twisted belt may not protect you properly. In a collision, it
could even cut into you. Be sure
the belt is straight. If you can't
straighten a belt in your vehicle,
take it to your authorized dealer
immediately and have it fixed.
5. Position the shoulder belt on your
chest so that it is comfortable and not
resting on your neck. The retractor
will withdraw any slack in the belt.
6. To release the belt, push the red
button on the buckle. The belt will
automatically retract to its stowed po-
sition. If necessary, slide the latch
plate down the webbing to allow the
belt to retract fully. LAP/SHOULDER BELT
UNTWISTING PROCEDURE
Use the following procedure to un-
twist a twisted lap/shoulder belt.
1. Position the latch plate as close as
possible to the anchor point.
2. At about 15 to 30 cm above the
latch plate, grasp and twist the belt
webbing 180° to create a fold that
begins immediately above the latch
plate.
3. Slide the latch plate upward over
the folded webbing. The folded web-
bing must enter the slot at the top of
the latch plate.
4. Continue to slide the latch plate up
until it clears the folded webbing.
Inserting Latch Plate Into Buckle
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SEAT BELTS IN
PASSENGER SEATING
POSITIONS
The seat belts in the rear passenger
seating positions are equipped with
Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR)
which are used to secure a child re-
straint system. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Installing Child Re-
straints Using The Vehicle Seat Belt”
under the “Child Restraints” section.
The chart below defines the type of
feature for each seating position.
Driver Cen-terPas-
senger
First
Row N/A N/A N/A
Second
Row ALR N/A ALR
 N/A — Not Applicable

ALR — Automatic Locking Retractor
If the passenger seating position is
equipped with an ALR and is being
used for normal usage:
Only pull the belt webbing out far
enough to comfortably wrap around
the occupant's mid-section so as to
not activate the ALR. If the ALR is
activated, you will hear a ratcheting
sound as the belt retracts. Allow the
webbing to retract completely in this
case and then carefully pull out only
the amount of webbing necessary to
comfortably wrap around the occu-
pant's mid-section. Slide the latch
plate into the buckle until you hear a
"click."
AUTOMATIC LOCKING
RETRACTOR MODE (ALR)
In this mode, the shoulder belt is au-
tomatically pre-locked. The belt will
still retract to remove any slack in the
shoulder belt. The Automatic Locking
Mode is available on rear passenger-
seating positions with a combination
lap/shoulder belt. Use the Automatic
Locking Mode anytime a child safety seat is installed in a seating position
that has a belt with this feature. Chil-
dren 12 years old and under should
always be properly restrained in the
rear seat.
How To Engage The Automatic
Locking Mode
1. Buckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt.
2. Grasp the shoulder portion and
pull downward until the entire belt is
extracted.
3. Allow the belt to retract. As the
belt retracts, you will hear a clicking
sound. This indicates the safety belt is
now in the Automatic Locking Mode.
How To Disengage The Automatic
Locking Mode
Unbuckle the combination lap/
shoulder belt and allow it to retract
completely to disengage the Automatic
Locking Mode and activate the vehicle
sensitive (emergency) locking mode.
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WARNING!
 The belt and retractor assemblymust be replaced if the seat belt
assembly Automatic Locking Re-
tractor (ALR) feature or any
other seat belt function is not
working properly when checked
according to the procedures in the
Service Manual.
 Failure to replace the belt and retractor assembly could increase
the risk of injury in collisions.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
FEATURE
This vehicle has a safety belt system
with an Energy Management feature
in the front seating positions to help
further reduce the risk of injury in the
event of a head-on collision. This
safety belt system has a retractor as-
sembly that is designed to release
webbing in a controlled manner. This
feature is designed to help reduce the
belt force acting on the occupant’s
chest. SEAT BELT
PRETENSIONERS
The seat belts for both front seating
positions are equipped with preten-
sioning devices that are designed to
remove slack from the seat belt in the
event of a collision. These devices may
improve the performance of the seat
belt by assuring that the belt is tight
about the occupant early in a colli-
sion. Pretensioners work for all size
occupants, including those in child
restraints.
NOTE: These devices are not a
substitute for proper seat belt
placement by the occupant. The
seat belt still must be worn snugly
and positioned properly.
The pretensioners are triggered by the
Occupant Restraint Controller
(ORC). Like the air bags, the preten-
sioners are single use items. A de-
ployed pretensioner or a deployed air
bag must be replaced immediately.
SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVE
HEAD RESTRAINTS (AHR)
These head restraints are passive, de-
ployable components, and vehicles
with this equipment cannot be readily
identified by any markings, only
through visual inspection of the head
restraint. The head restraint will be
split in two halves, with the front half
being soft foam and trim, the back
half being decorative plastic.
How The Active Head Restraints
(AHR) Work
The Occupant Restraint Controller
(ORC) determines whether the sever-
ity, or type of rear impact will require
the Active Head Restraints (AHR) to
deploy. If a rear impact requires de-
ployment, both the driver and front
passenger seat AHRs will be deployed.When AHRs deploy during a rear im-
pact, the front half of the head re-
straint extends forward to minimize
the gap between the back of the occu-
pant’s head and the AHR. This system
is designed to help prevent or reduce
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the extent of injuries to the driver and
front passenger in certain types of
rear impacts.
NOTE: The Active Head Re-
straints (AHR) may or may not de-
ploy in the event of a front or side
impact. However if during a front
impact, a secondary rear impact
occurs, the AHR may deploy based
on several factors, including the
severity and type of the impact.
CAUTION!
All occupants, including the driver,
should not operate a vehicle or sit in
a vehicle's seat until the head re-
straints are placed in their proper
positions in order to minimize the
risk of neck injury in the event of a
collision.
NOTE: For more information on
properly adjusting and positioning
the head restraint, refer to “Head
Restraints” in “Understanding The
Features Of Your Vehicle”.
NOTE:
 If you have difficulties or prob- lems resetting the Active Head
Restraints, see an authorized
dealer.
 For safety reasons, have the Ac- tive Head Restraints checked by
a qualified specialist at an au-
thorized dealer. Resetting Active Head Restraints
(AHR)
If the Active Head Restraints are trig-
gered in a collision, you must reset the
head restraint on the driver’s and front
passenger seat. You can recognize
when the Active Head Restraint has
been triggered by the fact that they
have moved forward (as shown in step
three of the resetting procedure).1. Grasp the deployed AHR from the
rear seat.
2. Position the hands on the top of
the deployed AHR at a comfortable
position.
Active Head Restraint (AHR)
Components
1 — Head Restraint
Front Half (Soft
Foam and Trim)
3 — Head Restraint
Back Half (Decora-
tive Plastic Rear
Cover)
2 — Seatback
4 — Head Restraint
Guide Tubes
Hand Positioning Points On AHR
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3.
Pull
downthenrearward to-
wards the rear of the vehicle then
down to engage the locking mecha-
nism. 4. The AHR front soft foam and trim
half should lock into the back decora-
tive plastic half.
NOTE:
 If you have difficulties or prob-
lems resetting the Active Head
Restraints, see an authorized
dealer.
 For safety reasons, have the Ac- tive Head Restraints checked by
a qualified specialist at an au-
thorized dealer. ENHANCED SEAT BELT
USE REMINDER SYSTEM
(BeltAlert®)
BeltAlert® is a feature intended to
remind the driver to fasten the seat
belt. The feature is active whenever
the ignition is on. If the driver is un-
belted, the Seat Belt Reminder Light
will turn on and remain on until the
seat belt is fastened.
The BeltAlert® warning sequence be-
gins after the vehicle speed is over
8 km/h, by blinking the Seat Belt
Reminder Light and sounding an in-
termittent chime. Once the sequence
starts, it will continue for the entire
duration or until the respective seat-
belt is fastened. After the sequence
completes, the Seat Belt Reminder
Light remains illuminated until the
respective seat belt is fastened. The
driver should instruct all other occu-
pants to fasten their seat belts. If the
driver's seat belt is unbuckled while
traveling at speeds greater than
8 km/h, BeltAlert® will provide both
audio and visual notification.
1 — Downward Movement
2 — Rearward Movement3 — Final Downward Movement To
Engage Locking Mechanism
AHR In Reset Position
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BeltAlert® can be enabled or disabled
by your authorized dealer. LANCIA
does not recommend deactivating
BeltAlert®.
NOTE: Although BeltAlert® has
been deactivated, the Seat Belt
Reminder Light will continue to
illuminate while the driver’s seat
belt remains unfastened.
SEAT BELTS AND
PREGNANT WOMEN
We recommend that pregnant women
use the seat belts throughout their
pregnancy. Keeping the mother safe is
the best way to keep the baby safe.
Pregnant women should wear the lap
part of the belt across the thighs and
as snug across the hips as possible.
Keep the belt low so that it does not
come across the abdomen. That way
the strong bones of the hips will take
the force if there is a collision.SUPPLEMENTAL
RESTRAINT SYSTEM
(SRS) — AIR BAGS
This vehicle has Advanced Front Air
Bags for both the driver and front
passenger as a supplement to the seat
belt restraint systems. The driver's
Advanced Front Air Bag is mounted
in the center of the steering wheel.
The passenger's Advanced Front Air
Bag is mounted in the instrument
panel, above the glove compartment.
The words SRS AIRBAG are em-
bossed on the air bag covers.
NOTE: The Driver and Front Pas-
senger Advanced Front Air Bags
are certified to the new regulations
for Advanced Air Bags.
The Advanced Front Air Bags have a
multistage inflator design. This allows
the air bag to have different rates of
inflation that are based on several fac-
tors, including the severity and type of
collision.
This vehicle may be equipped with a
driver and/or front passenger seat
belt buckle switch that detects
whether the driver or front passenger
seat belt is fastened. The seat belt
buckle switch may adjust the inflation
rate of the Advanced Front Air Bags.
This vehicle is equipped with Supple-
mental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags
(SAB) to provide enhanced protection
for an occupant during a side impact.
The SABs are located in the outboard
side of the front seats.
Advanced Front Air Bag And Knee
Bolster Locations1 — Driver And Passenger Advanced
Front Air Bags
2 — Knee Bolster
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NOTE:
Air Bag covers may not be obvious
in the interior trim, but they will
open during air bag deployment. After any collision, the vehicleshould be taken to an autho-
rized dealer immediately.
Air Bag System ComponentsYour vehicle may be equipped with the
following air bag system components: Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)
 Air Bag Warning Light
 Steering Wheel and Column
 Instrument Panel
 Knee Impact Bolster
 Driver Advanced Front Air Bag
 Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag
 Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags (SAB)
 Front and Side Impact Sensors
 Front Seat Belt Pretensioners, Seat Belt Buckle Switch Advanced Front Air Bag Features
The Advanced Front Air Bag system
has multistage driver and front pas-
senger air bags. This system provides
output appropriate to several factors,
including the severity and type of col-
lision as determined by the Occupant
Restraint Controller (ORC), which
may receive information from the
front impact sensors.
The first stage inflator is triggered
immediately during an impact that
requires air bag deployment. This low
output is used in less severe collisions.
A higher energy output is used for
more severe collisions.
WARNING!
No objects should be placed over or
near the air bag on the instrument
panel, because any such objects
could cause harm if the vehicle is in
a collision severe enough to cause
the air bag to inflate.
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WARNING!
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Do not put anything on or around
the air bag covers or attempt to
open them manually. You may
damage the air bags and you could
be injured because the air bags
may no longer be functional. The
protective covers for the air bag
cushions are designed to open only
when the air bags are inflating. Do not drill, cut or tamper with the knee bolster in any way.
Do not mount any accessories to
the knee bolster such as alarm
lights, stereos, citizen band radios,
etc.
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side
Air Bags (SAB)
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air
Bags (SAB) may provide enhanced
protection to help protect an occupant
during a side impact. The SAB is
marked with an air bag label sewn
into the outboard side of the front
seats.
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When the air bag deploys, it opens the
seam between the front and side of the
seat's trim cover. Each air bag deploys
independently; a left side impact de-
ploys the left air bag only and a right-
side impact deploys the right air bag
only.
NOTE:
Air Bag covers may not be obvious
in the interior trim, but they will
open during air bag deployment. Being too close to the SAB duringdeployment could cause you to
be severely injured or killed. SAB air bags are a supplement to the
seat belt restraint system. Occupants,
including children who are up against
or very close to SAB air bags can be
seriously injured or killed. Occupants,
especially children, should not lean on
or sleep against the door, side win-
dows, or area where the SAB air bags
inflate, even if they are in an infant or
child restraint. Always sit upright as
possible with your back against the
seat back, use the seat belts properly,
and use the appropriate sized child
restraint, infant restraint or booster
seat recommended for the size and
weight of the child.
The system includes side impact sen-
sors that are calibrated to deploy the
SAB air bags during impacts that re-
quire air bag occupant protection.
WARNING!
Do not use accessory seat covers or
place objects between you and the
side air bags; the performance
could be adversely affected and/or
objects could be pushed into you,
causing serious injury.
Knee Impact Bolsters
The Knee Impact Bolster helps pro-
tect the knees of the front passenger,
and position the front occupant for
the best interaction with the Ad-
vanced Front Air Bag.
Along with seat belts and pretension-
ers, Advanced Front Air Bags work
with the bolsters to provide improved
protection for the driver and front
passenger. Side air bags also work
with seat belts to improve occupant
protection.
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bag Label
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Air Bag Deployment Sensors
And ControlsOccupant Restraint Controller
(ORC)TheORC is part of a regulated safety
system required for this vehicle.
The ORC determines if deployment of
the front and/or side air bags in a
frontal or side collision is required.
Based on the impact sensor's signals,
a central electronic ORC deploys the
Advanced Front Air Bags, Supple-
mental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags
(SAB), and front seat belt pretension-
ers, as required, depending on several
factors, including the severity and
type of impact.
Advanced Front Air Bags are designed
to provide additional protection by
supplementing the seat belts in cer-
tain frontal collisions depending on
several factors, including the severity
and type of collision. Advanced Front
Air Bags are not expected to reduce
the risk of injury in rear, side, or roll-
over collisions.
The Advanced Front Air Bags will not
deploy in all frontal collisions, includ-
ing some that may produce substantial
vehicle damage — for example, some
pole collisions, truck underrides, and
angle offset collisions. On the other
hand, depending on the type and loca-
tion of impact, Advanced Front Air
Bags may deploy in crashes with little
vehicle front-end damage but that
produce a severe initial deceleration.The side air bags will not deploy in all
side collisions. Side air bag deploy-
ment will depend on the severity and
type of collision.
Because air bag sensors measure ve-
hicle deceleration over time, vehicle
speed and damage by themselves are
not good indicators of whether or not
an air bag should have deployed.
Seat belts are necessary for your pro-
tection in all collisions, and also are
needed to help keep you in position,
away from an inflating air bag.
The ORC monitors the readiness of
the electronic parts of the air bag sys-
tem whenever the ignition switch is in
the START or ON/RUN position. If the key is in the OFF position, in the
ACC position, or not in the ignition,
the air bag system is not on and the air
bags will not inflate.
The ORC contains a backup power
supply system that may deploy the air
bags even if the battery loses power or
it becomes disconnected prior to
deployment.
Also, the ORC turns on the
Air Bag Warning Light in
the instrument panel for
approximately four to eight
seconds for a self-check when the ig-
nition is first turned on. After the self-
check, the Air Bag Warning Light will
turn off. If the ORC detects a mal-
function in any part of the system, it
turns on the Air Bag Warning Light,
either momentarily or continuously. A
single chime will sound if the light
comes on again after initial startup.
It also includes diagnostics that will
illuminate the instrument cluster Air
Bag Warning Light if a malfunction is
noted that could affect the air bag
system. The diagnostics also record
the nature of the malfunction.
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