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Deactivate the front passenger front airbag
only if you have to use a rear-facing child
seat in the front passenger seat.
SEAT recommends fitting the child seat in the
rear seat to avoid having to deactivate the
front passenger airbag.
Front passenger front airbag switch
When the front passenger airbag is deacti-
vated, this means that only the front passen-
ger front airbag is deactivated. All the other
airbags in the vehicle remain activated.
Disconnect the front passenger front air-
bag
Switch the ignition off.
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Open the door on the front passenger side.
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Insert the key into the slot of the switch for
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deactivating the front passenger airbag
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Fig.
98. About 3/4 of the key should enter;
this is as far as it will go.
Turn the key gently to change its position to
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. If you have difficulty, ensure that you have
inserted the key as far as it will go.
Close the front passenger door.
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Check, with the ignition switched on, that
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the
control lamp remains lit where it
says
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dash panel
Fig.
99.
80
Connect the front passenger front airbag
Switch the ignition off.
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Open the front passenger door.
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Insert the key into the slot of the switch for
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deactivating the front passenger airbag
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Fig.
98. About 3/4 of the key should enter,
as far as it will go.
Turn the key gently to the
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have difficulty, ensure that you have inserted
the key as far as it will go.
Close the front passenger door.
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Check, with the ignition switched on, that
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the
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panel
up for 60 seconds and then goes off.
WARNING
The driver of the vehicle is responsible for
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disabling or switching on the airbag.
Always switch off the ignition before dis-
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abling the front passenger airbag! Failure
to do so could result in a fault in the airbag
deactivation system.
Never leave the key in the airbag disa-
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bling switch as it could get damaged or en-
able or disable the airbag during driving.
If for any reason an airbag is deactivated,
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in the centre of the
reactivate it as soon as possible so that it
can fulfil its protective function.
Safety
position. If you
control lamp is not lit where it says
in the centre of the dash
Fig.
99. The
control lamp lights
Airbag system control lamps
It lights up on the combi-instru-
ment
Fault in airbag system and seat belt tensioners.
Have the system checked immediately by a special-
ised workshop.
It lights up on the dash panel
Front passenger front airbag disabled.
Check whether the airbag should remain disabled
It lights up on the dash panel
Front passenger airbag enabled.
The control lamp switches off automatically 60 sec-
onds after the ignition is switched on
Several warning and control lamps light up
for a few seconds when the ignition is switch-
ed on, signalling that the function is being
verified. They will switch off after a few sec-
onds.
If the airbag and seat belt tensioner system
control lamp
remains on or flashes, it indi-
cates a malfunction in the airbag and seat
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belt tensioner system
. Have the system
checked immediately by a specialised work-
shop.
If the front passenger airbag is deactivated,
the warning lamp
mains lit on the dash panel to remind you that
re-
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