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Occupant safety – Brief overview of most important points
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.
Malfunction of the automatic front passenger air-
bag shutoff
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp and
the 6 restraint system indicator lamp light up
simultaneously.
In this case, no one may use the front passenger
seat and no child restraint system may be fitted
on the front passenger seat.
Have the automatic front passenger airbag shutoff
checked and repaired immediately at a qualified
specialist workshop.
Be sure to also observe the following further rela-
ted subjects:
Child restraint system on the front passenger
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seat (
page 54)
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Suitable positioning of the child restraint sys-
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tem (
page 60)
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Disabling or enabling the front passenger airbag
The automatic front passenger airbag shutoff can
disable or enable the front passenger airbag and
front passenger knee airbag according to the sit-
uation.
This happens automatically as a result of the clas-
sification of the person or child restraint system
on the front passenger seat.
You cannot manually disable or enable the front
passenger airbag.
Also observe the following information:
The status of the front passenger airbag, see
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"Function of the PASSENGER AIR BAG indica-
tor lamps" (
page 38)
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Notes on using the automatic front passenger
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airbag shutoff, see "Information on the auto-
matic front passenger airbag shutoff"
(
page 41)
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If you are driving with a child in the vehicle,
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observe the chapter "Children in the vehicle"
(
page 50)
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Information on the child restraint system
When fitting a child restraint system, observe the
notes in "Children in the vehicle" (
Notes on the child restraint system on the front
passenger seat
& WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
an enabled co-driver airbag
If the co-driver airbag is enabled, a child on
the co-driver seat may be struck by the co-
driver airbag during an accident.
NEVER use a rearward-facing child
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restraint system on a seat with an ENA-
page 50).
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