PEUGEOT 2008 Handbook page 79

Front airbags
This system protects the driver and front
passenger in the event of a severe frontal
impact in order to limit the risk of injury to the
head and chest.
The driver's airbag is fitted in the centre of the
steering wheel; the front passenger's airbag is
fitted in the dashboard above the glove box.
Deployment
The airbags are deployed, except the front
passenger airbag if it has been deactivated, in
the event of a serious front impact to all or part
of the front impact zone A, in the longitudinal
centreline of the vehicle on a horizontal plane
and directed from the front to the rear of the
vehicle.
The front airbag inflates between the thorax
and head of the front occupant of the vehicle
and the steering wheel, driver's side, and the
dashboard, passenger's side, to cushion their
forward movement.
Deactivation
Only the front passenger airbag can be
deactivated.
F With the ignition off, introduce the key into
the passenger airbag deactivation switch.
F Turn it to the "OFF" position.
F Remove the key, leaving the switch in this
position.
When the ignition is on, this warning lamp
comes on in the instrument panel and
stays on while the airbag is deactivated.
To assure your child's safety, you must
deactivate the front passenger airbag
when you install a "rearward facing"
child seat on the front passenger seat.
Otherwise, the child risks being seriously
injured or killed if the airbag is deployed.
Reactivation
When you remove the "rearward facing" child
seat, with the ignition off, turn the switch to
the ON position to reactivate the airbag and so
assure the safety of your front passenger in the
event of an impact.
Lateral airbags
This system protects the driver and front
passenger in the event of a severe side impact
to minimise the risk of injury to the chest,
between hip and shoulder.
Each lateral airbag is fitted in the seat backrest
frame, door side.
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