Disabling front passenger airbag
If you fit a rear-facing child seat to the front passenger seat, the front passenger airbag must be de-activated.
Fig. 25 In the glove compartment: key for enabling and disabling front passenger airbag
Fig. 26 Warning lamp for deactivated passenger airbag in centre console
When the passenger airbag is deactivated
, this means that only the frontal and side airbags are deactivated. All the other airbags in the vehicle remain functional.
Disabling front passenger airbag
– Switch off ignition. – Turn the ignition switch in the key operated switch
in the glove box to the position OFF ⇒ fig. 25. – Check that the warning lamp “AIRBAG
OFF” in the dash panel ⇒ fig. 26 remains lit ⇒
when the ignition is switched on.
Enabling front passenger airbag
– Switch off ignition. – Turn the ignition switch in the key-operated switch in the glove box to the position ON
⇒ fig. 25.
– Check that the warning lamp “AIRBAG OFF” in the dash panel does, fig. 26 not
light up when the ignition is switched on ⇒
.
WARNING
• The driver is responsible for the proper position of the key-operated switch.
• You should deactivate the front passenger airbag only if you have to use a rear-facing child seat in exceptional cases., “Child safety”.
• Never install a child seat facing backwards (or rear-facing) on the front passenger seat unless the front passenger airbag has been disabled. This represents a risk of fatal injuries to the child! However, if it is necessary in exceptional circumstances to transport a child in a rear-facing child seat on the front passenger seat, you must always disable the front passenger airbag.
• As soon as the child seat is no longer needed on the front passenger seat, enable the front passenger airbag again.
• Only deactivate the passenger airbag when the ignition is off, otherwise a fault may occur in the airbag system, this will create a danger that in case of an accident, the airbag does not deploy properly or does not deploy at all.
• When the passenger airbag is deactivated, if the warning lamp AIRBAG OFF is not continuously lit up when the front passenger airbag is disabled, there may be a fault in the airbag system: − Have the airbag system inspected immediately by a qualified workshop. − Do not use a child seat on the front passenger seat! The front passenger airbag could be triggered despite the fact that there is a fault in the system and, as a result, a child could sustain serious or fatal injuries.
− It is not certain whether the front passenger airbag will deploy during an accident! Inform your passengers of this.
• When using the ignition key to activate / deactivate the passenger frontal airbag, only the passenger frontal and side airbag will be activated / deactivated. The curtain airbag on the passenger side will remain active.
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