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Occupant safety
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wise be in the deployment area of the air-
bags.
Always keep your feet in the footwell in
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front of the seat. Do not put your feet on the
dashboard, for example. Your feet may oth-
erwise be in the deployment area of the
airbag.
Always secure persons less than 1.50 m tall
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in suitable restraint systems. Up to this
height, the seat belt cannot be worn cor-
rectly.
If a child is travelling in your vehicle, also
observe the following notes:
Always secure children under 12 years of
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age and less than 1.50 m tall in suitable
child restraint systems.
Only secure a child to the front-passenger
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seat when the front-passenger front airbag
is disabled, and only then in a rearward-
facing child restraint system. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is
permanently lit, the front-passenger front
airbag is disabled (
Always observe the instructions and safety
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notes on "Children in the vehicle"
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page 51) and on the "Child restraint
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system on the front-passenger seat"
(
page 54) in addition to the child
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restraint system manufacturer's installa-
tion instructions.
Objects in the vehicle interior may pre-
vent the airbag from functioning cor-
rectly. Before starting your journey and to
avoid risks resulting from the speed of the
airbag as it deploys, make sure that:
there are no people, animals or objects
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between the vehicle occupants and an air-
bag.
there are no objects between the seat, door
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and B-pillar.
no accessories, such as cup holders, are
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attached to the vehicle within the deploy-
page 41).
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ment area of an airbag, e.g. to doors or side
windows.
no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile objects
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are in the pockets of your clothing. Store
such objects in a suitable place.
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WARNING
If you modify an airbag cover or affix objects
such as stickers to it, the airbag can no longer
function correctly. There is an increased risk
of injury.
Never modify an airbag cover or affix objects
to it.
WARNING
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Sensors to control the airbags are located in
the doors. Modifications or work not per-
formed correctly to the doors or door panel-
ling, as well as damaged doors, can lead to the
function of the sensors being impaired. The
airbags might therefore not function properly
any more. Consequently, the airbags cannot
protect vehicle occupants as they are
designed to do. This poses an increased risk
of injury.
Never modify the doors or parts of the doors.
Always have work on the doors or door pan-
elling carried out at a qualified specialist
workshop.
Front airbags
Driver's airbag : inflates in front of the
steering wheel; co-driver's airbag ; inflates
in front of and above the glove compartment.
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