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Occupant safety
& WARNING Risk of potentially fatal injuries
due to objects trapped under the front
passenger seat
Objects trapped under the front passenger
seat may interfere with the function of the
automatic front passenger airbag shutoff or
damage the system.
Do not stow any objects under the front
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passenger seat.
When the front passenger seat is occu-
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pied, ensure that no objects have
become trapped beneath the front
passenger seat.
When fitting a child restraint system to the front
passenger seat, observe the vehicle-specific infor-
mation (
page 73). Also, always observe the
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notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing child
restraint systems on the front passenger seat
(
page 72).
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A person on the front passenger seat must
observe the following information:
Fasten seat belts correctly (
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Sit in an almost upright seat position with their
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back against the seat backrest.
Sit with their feet resting on the floor, if possi-
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ble.
The front passenger airbag may otherwise be dis-
abled by mistake, for example, in the following sit-
uations:
The front passenger transfers their weight by
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supporting themselves on a vehicle armrest.
The front passenger sits in such a way that
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their weight is raised from the seat surface.
& WARNING Risk of injury or death due to a
disabled front passenger airbag
The front passenger airbag is disabled when
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
is lit.
A person in the front passenger seat could
then, for example, come into contact with the
vehicle interior, especially if the person is sit-
ting too close to the cockpit.
page 43).
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If the front passenger seat is occupied, always
ensure that:
the classification of the person in the front
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passenger seat is correct and the front
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance with the person in the front
passenger seat.
the front passenger seat has been moved
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as far back as possible.
the person is seated correctly.
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Both before and during the journey,
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ensure that the status of the front
passenger airbag is correct.
If the front passenger seat is occupied, the classi-
fication of the person or child restraint system on
the front passenger seat takes place after the
front passenger airbag shutoff self-test. The
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps display the
status of the front passenger airbag.
Always observe the notes on the function of the
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps
(
page 53).
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