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Status of the front passenger front airbag
Function of the automatic front passenger
front airbag shutoff
The automatic front passenger front airbag shut‐
off is able to detect whether the front passenger
seat is occupied by a person or a child restraint
system. The front passenger front airbag and
front passenger knee airbag are enabled or disa‐
bled accordingly.
In the following situation, the side impact airbag
and the seat belt tensioner are deactivated:
The automatic front passenger front airbag
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shutoff has not categorised the person in the
front passenger seat as an adult or a person
of corresponding stature
and
The seat belt tongue is not inserted into the
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seat belt buckle on the front passenger seat
When fitting a child restraint system to the front
passenger seat, always make sure of the follow‐
ing:
Ensure that the child restraint system is posi‐
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tioned correctly (
page 51).
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Always observe the child restraint system
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manufacturer's installation instructions.
Never place objects, e.g. cushions, under or
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behind the child restraint system.
Fully retract the seat cushion length adjust‐
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ment.
The entire base of the child restraint system
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must always rest on the sitting surface of the
front passenger seat.
The backrest of the forward-facing child
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restraint system must, as far as possible, be
resting on the seat backrest of the front
passenger seat.
The child restraint system must not touch the
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roof or be put under strain by the head
restraints. Adjust the seat backrest inclina‐
tion and the head restraint setting accord‐
ingly.
Occupant safety
& WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
objects between the seat surface and
the child restraint system
Objects between the seat surface and the
child restraint system could affect the func‐
tion of the automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff.
This could result in the front passenger front
airbag not functioning as intended during an
accident.
Do not place any objects between the
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sitting surface and the child restraint
system.
The entire base of the child restraint
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system must always rest on the sitting
surface of the front passenger seat.
The backrest of the forward-facing child
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restraint system must, as far as possi‐
ble, be resting on the seat backrest of
the front passenger seat.
Always comply with the child restraint
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system manufacturer's installation
instructions.
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