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Occupant safety
The entire base of the child restraint
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system must always rest on the sitting
surface of the co-driver 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 co-driver seat.
Always comply with the child restraint
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system manufacturer's installation
instructions.
A person on the co-driver seat must observe the
following information:
Fasten seat belts correctly (
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Sit in an almost upright seat position with
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their back against the seat backrest.
Sit with their feet resting on the floor, if possi‐
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ble.
The co-driver airbag may otherwise be disabled
by mistake, for example, in the following situa‐
tions:
The co-driver transfers their weight by sup‐
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porting themselves on a vehicle armrest.
The co-driver sits in such a way that their
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weight is raised from the sitting surface.
& WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
a disabled front passenger airbag
The front passenger airbag is disabled when
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
is lit.
A person in the front passenger seat could
then, for example, come into contact with the
vehicle interior, especially if the person is sit‐
ting too close to the cockpit.
If the front passenger seat is occupied,
always ensure that:
the classification of the person in the
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front passenger seat is correct and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
bled in accordance with the person in the
front passenger seat.
the front passenger seat has been moved
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as far back as possible.
the person is seated correctly.
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Both before and during the journey,
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ensure that the status of the front
passenger airbag is correct.
page 28).
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If the co-driver seat is occupied, the classification
of the person or child restraint system on the co-
driver seat takes place after the co-driver airbag
shutoff self-test. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp displays the status of the co-driver
airbag.
Always observe the notes on the function of the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
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page 34).
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Function of the PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator
lamps
The PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is
inoperative. When the ignition is switched on, it
lights up briefly and then goes out again. Only the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp displays
the status of the co-driver airbag. The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp may be
lit continuously or be off.
Vehicles without an automatic co-driver airbag
shutoff system have a special sticker on the co-
driver's side of the dashboard (
Self-test of automatic co-driver airbag shutoff
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
lights up for approximately six seconds during the
self-test when the ignition is switched on.
The status of the co-driver airbag is displayed
after the self-test:
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF is not lit: the co-
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driver airbag may deploy during an accident.
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lights up continu‐
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ously: the co-driver airbag is disabled. It will
not be deployed in the event of an accident.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
and the 6 restraint system warning lamp light
up simultaneously, the co-driver seat may not be
page 47).
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