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WARNING (Continued)
If children adopt an incorrect seated position when travelling, they may be
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exposed to an increased risk of injury in the event of an accident. This can re-
sult in serious injuries
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87, Child seat.
The airbag control unit operates with pressure sensors located in the front
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doors. For this reason no adjustments must be carried out to the doors and
door panels (e.g. additional installation of loudspeakers). Resulting damages
can have a negative affect on the operation of the airbag system. All work on
the front doors and their panels must only be carried out by a ŠKODA special-
ist garage.
In the event of a side collision, the side airbags will not function properly, if
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the sensors cannot measure the increasing air pressure inside the doors, be-
cause the air can escape through large, non-sealed openings in the door pan-
el.
Never drive with removed inner door panels.
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Never drive, if parts of the inner door panel have been removed and the
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remaining openings have not been properly sealed.
Never drive, if the loudspeakers in the doors have been removed, only if
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the loudspeaker openings have been properly sealed.
Always make sure that the openings are covered or filled, if additional
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loudspeakers or other equipment parts are installed in the inner door pan-
els.
Always have work completed by a ŠKODA Service Partner or a competent
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ŠKODA specialist garage.
Only hang light items of clothing on the hooks fitted in the vehicle. Never
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leave any heavy or sharp-edged objects in the pockets of the items of cloth-
ing.
Ensure that there are no excessive forces, such as violent knocks, kicks etc.,
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impact on the backrests of the seats otherwise the system may be damaged.
The side airbags would not be deployed in such a case!
Any seat or protective covers which you fit to the driver or front passenger
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seats must only be of the type expressly authorized by ŠKODA. In view of the
fact that the airbag inflates out of the backrest of the seat, use of non-ap-
proved seat or protective covers would considerably impair the protective
function of the side airbag.
Any damage to the original seat covers in the area of the side airbag module
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must be repaired without delay by your ŠKODA specialist garage.
The airbag modules in the front seats must not display any damage, cracks
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or deep scratches. It is not permissible to use force in order to open the mod-
ules.
Switching off the airbags
Deactivating airbags
Deactivation of airbags is envisaged only for particular instances, such as if:
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using a child seat on the front passenger seat, in which the child has its back to
the vehicle's direction of travel (in some countries this must be in the direction
of travel due to different legal regulations applying)
children safely;
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not being able to maintain a distance of at least 25 cm between the middle of
the steering wheel and chest, despite the driver's seat being correctly adjusted;
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special attachments are required in the area of the steering wheel because of a
physical disability;
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other seats have been installed (e.g. orthopaedic seats without side airbags).
The front passenger airbag can be switched off with the key-operated
switch
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86.
We recommend that you ask a ŠKODA Service Partner to switch off any other air-
bags.
Monitoring the airbag system
The functionality of the airbag system is also monitored electronically when one
airbag has been switched off.
If the airbag was switched off using diagnostic equipment:
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The airbag warning light
lights up for 3 seconds each time the ignition is
switched on and then flashes after that for about 12 seconds.
If the airbag was switched off using the key switch on the side of the dash pan-
el:
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The airbag warning light
comes on for 3 seconds after the ignition has been
switched on;
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The deactivated airbag is indicated by the illumination of the warning light
in the middle of the dash panel
Note
The national regulations for switching off airbags must be observed.
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A ŠKODA Service Partner will be able to inform you which airbags in your vehicle
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can/must be deactivated.
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