Child Restraint System On The Front Passenger Seat - SMART Fortwo Owner's Manual

Warning 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 airbag.
The airbag-off switch for manually acti-
vating and disabling t he front-passenger
front a i rbag is in the dashboard on the
front-passenger side .
.,.. Push in airbag-off switch
CD
beyond the
point of resistance .
.,.. To disable the front-passenger front
airbag: turn airbag-off switch
CD
anti-
clockwise.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
00
indi-
cator lamp on the overhead control panel
lights up and stays on when the ignition
is switched on
(I>
page 37) .
.,.. To activate the front-passenger front
airbag: turn air bag -off switch
CD
clock-
wise .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG ON
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indica-
tor lamp on the overhead control panel
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lights up and stays on when the ignition
is switched on
(I>
page 37).
The passenger airbag is enabled when the
ignition is switched on unless the
passenger airbag has been manually disa-
bled.
If
the passenger airbag is deactiva-
ted and the ignition is switched on, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
00
indicator
lamp in the overhead control panel
(I>
page 37) lights up permanently.
Child restraint system on the front -
passenger seat
General notes
If
you secure a child in a child restraint
system on the front-passenger seat, al ways
observe the information on "Disabling the
front-passenger front airbag "
(I>
page 48).
You can thus avoid the risks that could
arise as a result of:
• the enabling or disabling of the front-
passenger front airbag by mistake
• the unsuitable positioning of the child
restraint system, e.g. too close to the
dashboard
Please observe the warning notice on the
front-passenger sun visor, see the illus-
tration .
Lt,
WARNING
If you secure a chil d in a child restraint
system on the front-passenger seat and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is
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