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Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider (916) Factory Service Manual (1995-2000)17 · 55 Electric system
17 · General

General description

Make
Alfa Romeo
Model
GTV / Spider GTV and Spider (916) Factory Service Manual
Year
1995–2000
Section
Air Bag and pretensioners › General description
55 Electric systemGeneral description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This car is fitted with an electronic safety system which, in the event of an impact, operates one or two Air Bags and two safety belt pretensioners.

The AIR BAG is a passive safety device formed of one or two cushions which automatically inflate between the body of the occupants of the front seats of the vehicle and the front structures of the passenger compartment, in the event of a head- on crash.

The safety belts PRETENSIONER is a pyrotechnic device integrated in the safety belt buckle, which operates in the event of a head-on collision taking up the inevitable slack in the belts caused by the action of the weight of the body or its adherence to the seat back. The system as a whole comprises the following components:

Diagram showing airbag and pretensioner components in a car interior, with numbered parts including ECU, airbag modules, pretensioners, warning lights, and diagnostic connectors.
  1. ECU.
  2. Driver side airbag module.
  3. Passenger side airbag module.
  4. Seat belt pretensioners.
  5. System failure and diagnostic code warning light on instrument panel
  6. ALFA TESTER connector
  7. Passenger side airbag deactivated warning light on instrument panel (*)
  8. Passenger side airbag deactivating device on instrument panel (*)
  9. Combined diagnostic connector (*)

(*) with effect from Model Year '98

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