2021 Aston Martin DBX Airbags User Manual

The 2021 Aston Martin DBX is a luxury SUV that offers advanced safety features to help protect occupants in the event of a collision. One of these features is its airbag system, which is designed to deploy in a fraction of a second and help reduce the risk of injury in a crash. The DBX is equipped with a total of ten airbags, including dual-stage front airbags, knee airbags for the driver and front passenger, side airbags for the front and rear seats, and curtain airbags that extend along the side windows. The airbag system is designed to work in conjunction with the vehicle’s seat belts and other safety systems to provide comprehensive protection in the event of a crash. Additionally, the DBX has been designed with a rigid body structure and other advanced safety features, such as automatic emergency braking and lane departure warning, to help prevent accidents from occurring in the first place. Overall, the Aston Martin DBX’s airbag system is an important safety feature that helps provide peace of mind to drivers and passengers.

Airbags

The purpose of the airbags is to provide additional protection for the driver and passenger in the event of a serious impact (front or side impacts). The airbags are supplementary to the seat belts. Important airbag safety labels are located on the sun visors and on the end of the instrument panel (passenger side). Make sure that the instructions on these labels are read and complied with before driving the vehicle.
The front driver’s (A), passenger (B) and knee bolster airbag (C) only deploy in a serious front collision. The side airbags located in the seats (D) and the curtain airbag (E), located in the roof trim, only deploy according to which side has been impacted in a serious side collision.

Airbag Deployment

Warning: The use of accessory seat covers may prevent the deployment of the seat-side airbags and increase the risk of injury in an accident. Do not use accessory seat covers.
Warning: All passengers, including the driver, should always wear seat belts, whether or not an airbag is provided, to decrease the risk of injury or death in the event of a crash.
Warning: No objects whatsoever should be attached to, or placed on, the center cover of the steering wheel or the front passenger fascia panel. Such objects could cause harm if the vehicle is in a collision severe enough to cause the airbags to deploy.
The airbag system is not designed to protect against rear impacts.

Airbags inflate rapidly and with considerable force; there is therefore a risk of death or serious injury such as fractures, facial and eye injuries or internal injuries, particularly to passengers who are not correctly restrained by seat belts or are not sitting correctly when the airbags deploy. The risk of injury from a deploying airbag is greatest close to the trim panel covering the airbag.
The whole sequence of events from sensing the impact to full inflation of the airbag takes place in a fraction of a second.
Do not change, modify or tamper with the steering wheel, passenger side fascia or any other part of the airbag system. Such actions could disable the system or cause inadvertent airbag deployment. The system will not deploy in the event of minor frontal or side impacts, such as contacts when parking.
All work on the airbag system must only be carried out by an Aston Martin Dealer.

Child Safety

Aston Martin strongly recommends:

• That all children are sat in the rear passenger seats.
• Always use ISOFIX anchors where available.
• Only two child seats be installed to the rear of the vehicle at any time.
• A child, regardless of age, should always be restrained when traveling in a vehicle.

Your vehicle has the following devices for the installation of child restraints:

• Front passenger seat with Occupant Classification System (OCS).
• Rear seat ISOFIX anchors with tether anchor points.
• Passenger seat Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) seat belts.

Warning: The seat belt reminder function is only designed to recognize an adult-sized occupant and will not be activated by a child seat. If a child seat is to be secured to the front passenger seat with a seat belt, make sure it is correctly installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. A child seat that is not correctly restrained can cause an infant or child to be seriously injured or killed in a crash.

Warning: Accident statistics show that children are generally safer when correctly restrained in the rear seat than in the front seat. A suitable child restraint, correctly installed and used, provides the highest degree of protection for infants and small children in most accident situations.

Warning: Do not allow children to travel in a vehicle without being correctly restrained. An appropriate child seat or harness should always be used.

Warning: Each seat belt assembly must be used by only one passenger. It is dangerous to put a seat belt around a child being carried on the passenger’s lap.

Warning: Make sure that an installed child seat does not rest against the door, that the child sits correctly in the seat, and does not lean close to, or against, the door or window.

Child Seat Belt Fastening

Warning: An infant or child that is not correctly restrained can be seriously injured or killed in a crash. Seat belts are designed for adults; infants and smaller children must be restrained in an approved child safety seat.
Make sure that there is no slack in the webbing and that the restraint installs correctly across the child’s rib cage and hips. These are the parts of the body most able to take the force of impact. The lap strap should pass across the top of the child’s thighs, bearing on the pelvis, not on the abdominal area.

Warning Labels

Warning: Extreme Hazard: NEVER use a rearward-facing child restraint on a seat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in front of it. DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the Child can occur. Warning labels are located on both sides of the passenger sun visor.

Occupant Classification System

The Occupant Classification System (OCS) is part of the Occupant restraints Control (ORC) System and operates in addition to the restraints system.
OCS uses capacitive measurement to differentiate between adults, occupied small (1-year-old or younger) child restraint seats, and empty seats. Capacitive measurement is not weight sensitive and depends on chemical and physical features to determine if an object or a person is in the passenger seat. This information is then sent to the ORC module. If the OCS determines an adult is in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag will be active and if there is a child seat present, or the seat is empty, the passenger airbag will be automatically switched off. If it is necessary to modify the restraints system to accommodate a person with disabilities, contact your Aston Martin Dealer. If the front passenger seat is occupied by an adult, the PASS
AIRBAG status symbol will be set to (A).

The passenger airbag will be set to off if:

• The front passenger seat is unoccupied.
• The measured capacitance is less than that of a typical 1 (one) year old infant.

If the airbag is set to off, the PASS AIRBAG status symbol will also be set to (B).

Passenger Seat Airbag PASS AIRBAG STATUS SYMBOL

Empty Off
Child + Child Seat Off
Adult On

The PASS AIRBAG OFF symbol will come on for a short period when the ignition is switched on to confirm it is ready.

Warning: Important OCS components, such as the capacitive sensor and control unit, are installed in the front passenger seat. Suitable precautions must be take to prevent these components from being damaged. Any damage to the seat trim, such as cuts that have penetrated the trim material, must be inspected by an Aston Martin Dealer. The system must also be checked for corrected functionality. depending on the level of damage, OCS components may require replacement and the system checked again. OCS functionality cannot be warranted if the seat is damaged.

Warning: To prevent damage to the OCS and other seat components, do not kneel on, or apply concentrated pressure to, the front seats. Do not put sharp items on the seats.

Warning: Do not install any additional seat accessories, such as beaded trims or padding, or use cushions, blankets or similar items on the front passenger seat. Additional items such as these may increase the distance between the passenger and seat and cause a the OCS to incorrectly classify the occupant and give incorrect airbag functionality.

Warning: Never remove the front passenger seat from the vehicle or remove the seat trim. Never dismantle, remove parts off the seat or disconnect wires from the seat. Any incorrect repair or disassembly of the front passenger seat can prevent the OCS from functioning correctly.

Warning: Use only approved cleaning materials to clean the vehicle interior surfaces. Solvents or other incorrect cleaning products on the surface where the sensor is located (under the leather of the cushion) can damage the sensor.

Warning: Spilt water or steam cleaning the seat can cause the OCS to incorrectly classify a seat occupant. Wait for the seat to dry completely before use. Make sure that there are no wet objects (such as wet towels), water or other liquids on the front passenger seat cushion.

Warning: Do not place objects on the front passenger seat. The capacitive sensor is not a weight sensor, but the increased weight on the seat can cause the trim to become thinner and can effectively increase the capacitance. Objects on the front passenger seat can cause the OCS to incorrectly classify a seat occupant and give incorrect airbag functionality. Always check the airbag status lamp.

Warning: Do not charge electrical devices on the passenger seat. This can cause the OCS to incorrectly classify the capacitance as a seat occupant and give incorrect airbag functionality. Always check the airbag status lamp.

Warning: Do not put shopping bags on the passenger seat. A large amount of liquid, such as bottled water, can cause the OCS to incorrectly classify the capacitance as a seat occupant and give incorrect airbag functionality. Always check the airbag status lamp.

Warning: Incorrect installation of a child seat may cause the passenger sensing system to leave the front airbag set to on. Always make sure that child seats are correctly installed on the seat. Read the child seat manufacturer’s installation instructions.

Warning: Even with the advanced restraints system, children aged 12 and under should be correctly restrained in the rear seats.

Warning: Do not hang objects off the front seat backrest if a child is in the front passenger seat.

Warning: Always check the PASS AIRBAG status symbol for the correct airbag status.

Warning: Any alteration or modification to the front passenger seat may affect the performance of the OCS.

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