Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 75

CAUTION
Always pay attention to any lit control lamps
and to the corresponding descriptions and in-
structions to avoid damage to the vehicle.
Manual disabling and enabling of the
front passenger front airbag with the
key switch
In the glove compartment on the front
Fig. 93
passenger side: Key switch for enabling and
disabling the front passenger front airbag.
Read the additional information carefully
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page 18.
The front passenger front airbag must be dis-
abled when a rear-facing child seat is moun-
ted.
Activating the front passenger front airbag
Switch the ignition off.
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Airbag system
● Open the glove compartment on the front
passenger side.
● Insert the key into the slot of the switch for
deactivating the front passenger airbag
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Fig. 93. About 3/4 of the key should enter,
as far as it will go.
● Then turn the key gently to the ON position.
Do not force it if you feel resistance, and
make sure you have inserted the key fully.
● Close the glove compartment on the front
passenger side.
● Check that, with the ignition switched on,
the control lamp      on the
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dash panel is not lit page 72.
How to know whether the front passenger
front airbag is disabled
The only indication of the front passenger air-
bag being disabled is that the   
  control lamp on the dash panel re-
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mains lit (  stays yellow)
Control lamp.
If the      control lamp on
the centre console does not remain lit or is lit
in combination with the control lamp  on
the dash panel, a child restraint system can-
not be mounted on the front passenger seat
for safety reasons. The front passenger front
airbag may deploy during an accident.
WARNING
The front passenger front airbag must only be
disabled in special cases.
Disable and activate the front passenger
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front airbag when the ignition is switched off
to avoid damage to the airbag system.
It is the driver's responsibility to ensure
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that the key operated switch is set to the cor-
rect position.
Only disable the front passenger front air-
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bag when a child seat is to be mounted under
exceptional circumstances.
● As soon as the child seat is no longer nee-
ded on the front passenger seat, reconnect
the front passenger front airbag.
● Never leave the key in the airbag deactiva-
tion switch as it could get damaged or acti-
vate or deactivate the airbag during driving.
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