Seat Leon Owner's Manual page 27

The airbag covers fold open and remain at-
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tached to the steering wheel
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the instrument panel Fig. 16when the driv-
er and front passenger airbags, respectively,
are triggered.
In conjunction with the seat belts, the front
airbag system gives the front occupants ad-
ditional protection for the head and chest in
the event of a severe frontal collision
Their special design allows the controlled es-
cape of the propellant gas when an occu-
pant puts pressure on the bag. Thus, the
head and chest are protected by the airbag.
After the collision, the airbag deflates suffi-
ciently to allow visibility.
WARNING
The deployment space between the front
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passengers and the airbags must not in
any case be occupied by other passenger,
pets and objects.
The airbags provide protection for just
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one accident; replace them once they have
deployed.
It is also important not to attach any ob-
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jects such as cup holders or telephone
mountings to the surfaces covering the air-
bag units.
Activate and deactivate front pas-
Fig. 15 and
senger front airbag*
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.
Switch for activating and deactivating
Fig. 17
the front passenger airbag.
On the roof console: control lamp for
Fig. 18
the deactivation of the front passenger front
airbag.
Deactivate the front passenger front airbag
only if you have to use a rear-facing child
seat in the front passenger seat.
Airbag system
SEAT recommends fitting the child seat in the
rear seat to avoid having to deactivate the
front passenger airbag.
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.
Deactivate and activate the front passen-
ger front airbag
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. 17. 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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(deactivate) or to (activate). If you have
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difficulty, ensure that you have inserted the
key as far as it will go.
Close the glove compartment.
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When deactivating the airbag, switch the
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ignition on and check that the control lamp
remains lit where it says
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in the roof console Fig. 18.
When reactivating the airbag, check that
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when the ignition is switched on, the
control lamp does not light up and the
lamp lights up for 60 seconds and then turns
off.
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