SMART forfour Owner's Manual page 46

Children in the vehicle
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passenger front airbag can deploy in the
event of an accident. The child could be
struck by the airbag. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal
injury.
Make sure that the front-passenger front
airbag has been disabled. The PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must be lit.
NEVER use a rearward-facing child
restraint on a seat protected by an ACTIVE
AIRBAG in front of it; DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY to the child can occur.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
remains off and/or the PASSENGER AIR BAG
ON indicator lamp is lit, do not fit a rearward-
facing child restraint system to the front-
passenger seat. For more information, see
"Problems with automatic front-passenger
airbag deactivation" (
G
WARNING
If you secure a child in a forward-facing
child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat and you position the front-
passenger seat too close to the dashboard,
in the event of an accident, the child could:
come into contact with the vehicle's
R
interior if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is lit, for example
be struck by the airbag if the PASSENGER
R
AIR BAG ON is lit up
This poses an increased risk of injury or
even fatal injury.
Move the front-passenger seat as far back
as possible. Always make sure that the
shoulder belt strap is correctly routed from
the vehicle belt outlet to the shoulder belt
guide on the child restraint system. The
shoulder belt strap must be routed for-
wards and downwards from the vehicle
belt outlet. If necessary, adjust the vehicle
belt outlet and the front-passenger seat
accordingly. Always observe the informa-
tion in this Owner's Manual on suitable
positioning of the child restraint system in
Y
page 185).
addition to the child restraint system
manufacturer's installation instructions.
Symbol for a rearward-facing child restraint
system
If you use a rearward-facing child restraint
system on the front-passenger seat, you
must disable the front-passenger front air-
bag.
Airbag-off switch : for manually enabling
and disabling the front-passenger front air-
bag is in the dashboard on the front-
passenger side.
X
Push in front-passenger airbag-off
switch : beyond the point of resistance.
X
To disable the front-passenger front air-
bag: turn airbag-off switch : anti-clock-
wise.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 4 indica-
tor lamp on the overhead control panel
lights up and stays on when the ignition is
Y
switched on ( page 39).
X
To enable the front-passenger front air-
bag: turn airbag-off switch : clockwise.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG ON × indicator
lamp on the overhead control panel lights
up and stays on when the ignition is
Y
switched on ( page 39).