Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 78

Never mount a child seat in the front pas-
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senger seat page 82 or remove the
mounted child seat! The front passenger
front airbag may deploy during an acci-
dent in spite of the fault.
CAUTION
Always pay attention to any lit control
lamps and to the corresponding descrip-
tions and instructions to avoid damage to
the vehicle.
Manual disabling and enabling of
the front passenger front airbag
with the key switch
In the glove box on the passenger side:
Fig. 94
switch to activate and deactivate the front pas-
senger airbag.
Read the additional information carefully
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Safety
The front passenger front airbag must be
disabled when a rear-facing child seat is
mounted.
Activating the front passenger front air-
bag
Switch the ignition off.
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Open the glove compartment on the front
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passenger side.
Insert the key into the slot of the switch for
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deactivating the front passenger airbag
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Fig. 94. About 3/4 of the key should enter,
as far as it will go.
Then turn the key gently to the
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Do not force it if you feel resistance, and
make sure you have inserted the key fully.
Close the glove compartment on the front
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passenger side.
Check that, with the ignition switched on,
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the control lamp
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dash panel is not lit up page
How to know whether the front passenger
front airbag is disabled
The only indication of the front passenger
airbag being disabled is that the
control lamp on the dash panel re-
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mains lit ( stays yellow)
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If the control lamp on
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the centre console does not remain lit or is
lit in combination with the control lamp
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
correct position.
position.
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Only disable the front passenger front
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airbag when a child seat is to be mounted
under exceptional circumstances.
As soon as the child seat is no longer
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needed on the front passenger seat, recon-
nect the front passenger front airbag.
on the
Never leave the key in the airbag deacti-
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75.
vation switch as it could get damaged or
activate or deactivate the airbag during
driving.
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