Porsche Boxster Owner's Manual page 51

Key-operated airbag deactivation device
In case your vehicle is equipped with LATCH, you
can switch off (OFF) the passenger's front airbag
manually. In the automatic mode (AUTO), the air-
bag will be switched on or off automatically de-
pending on the weight on the passenger seat.
f Switch off the passenger's airbag on the key
switch using the vehicle key.
A Switch position AUTO – passenger's front
airbag is active
B Switch position OFF – passenger's front airbag
is switched off
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp
Danger!
Risk of serious personal injury or death for
passenger if passenger's airbag remains
switched off after the child restraint system
is removed.
f Make sure that the key switch is switched to
AUTO once the child seat has been removed,
in order to provide protection to the adult
occupants.
Warning light "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF"
If the airbag on the passenger's side is switched
off:
– Warning light "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" is
continuously lit when the ignition key is
inserted.
Danger!
Risk of serious personal injury or death from
the passenger's airbag.
If the "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" warning
light is not lit when the ignition key is inserted
and the Airbag OFF switch is switched to the
OFF-Position, this could indicate a fault in the
system.
f Do not install a child restraint system on the
passenger's seat.
f Have the fault remedied immediately.
Please see your authorized Porsche dealer.
Note
f Do not install a child restraint system in the
Sports bucket seat.
The key switch for switching off the passenger's
airbag in combination with the LATCH attachment
bracket are not installed at the factory. They can
be retrofitted (not on vehicles with Sports bucket
seats).
f Please see your authorized Porsche dealer.
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