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Travelling safely with children in the vehicle
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Disabling or enabling the front
passenger front airbag
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WARNING
If the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator
lamp is lit, the front-passenger front air-
bag is disabled. It will not be deployed in
the event of an accident and cannot per-
form its intended protective function. A
person in the front-passenger seat could
then, for example, come into contact with
the vehicle's interior, especially if the
person is sitting too close to the dash-
board. This poses an increased risk of
injury or even fatal injury.
In this case the front-passenger seat may
not be used. You may only transport a
child on the front-passenger seat if they
are seated in a suitable rearward or
forward-facing child restraint system.
Always observe the information about
suitable positioning of the child restraint
system in this Owner's Manual as well as
the child restraint system manufacturer's
installation instructions.
G
WARNING
If you secure a child in a rearward-facing
child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat and the PASSENGER AIR
BAG ON indicator lamp is lit, the front-
passenger front airbag can deploy in the
event of an accident. The child could be
struck by the airbag. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal
injury.
Make sure that the front-passenger front
airbag has been disabled. The PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must be lit.
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.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp remains off and/or the PASSENGER AIR
BAG ON indicator lamp is lit, do not fit a
rearward-facing child restraint system to
the front-passenger seat. Further informa-
tion can be found under "Problems with the
front-passenger front airbag deactivation
Y
system" (
page 194).
G
WARNING
If you secure a child in a forward-facing
child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat and you position the
front-passenger seat too close to the
dashboard, in the event of an accident,
the child could:
come into contact with the vehicle's
R
interior if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is lit, for example
be struck by the airbag if the
R
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON is lit up
This poses an increased risk of injury or
even fatal injury.
Move the front-passenger seat as far
back as possible. Always make sure that
the shoulder belt strap is correctly routed
from the vehicle belt outlet to the shoul-
der belt guide on the child restraint sys-
tem. The shoulder belt strap must be
routed forwards and downwards from the
vehicle belt outlet. If necessary, adjust
the vehicle belt outlet and the front-
passenger seat accordingly. Always
observe the information in this Owner's
Manual on suitable positioning of the
child restraint system in addition to the
child restraint system manufacturer's
installation instructions.
Symbol for a rearward-facing child restraint
system
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