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Occupant safety – Information on the automatic functions of the restraint system
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Information on the automatic functions of the
restraint system
Function of the automatic front passenger air bag
shutoff
A person on the front passenger seat must
observe the following information:
Sit correctly (
page 45).
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Fasten the seat belt correctly (
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The automatic front passenger air bag shutoff can
activate or deactivate the front passenger air bag
and front passenger knee bag according to the
situation.
Make sure you observe the following information:
Status of the front passenger air bag: see
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"Function of the PASSENGER AIR BAG indica-
tor lamps" (
page 49).
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When installing a child restraint system on the
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front passenger seat, observe the vehicle-spe-
cific information (
page 66).
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Status of the front passenger air bag in relation to
the stature of the person:
Front passenger air bag disabled: PASSENGER
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AIR BAG OFF lights up continuously.
The front passenger air bag will not be
deployed in the event of an accident. If
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF is lit, no one may
use the front passenger seat.
page 46).
Front passenger air bag enabled: PASSENGER
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AIR BAG ON lights up for up to 60 seconds or
until both the PASSENGER AIR BAG ON and
OFF indicator lamps go out.
The front passenger air bag may be deployed
during an accident. Observe the following
information on the correct seat position
(
page 45).
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Vehicles with rear seats: a person of smaller
stature should use a rear seat.
System limits
The front passenger air bag may otherwise be dis-
abled by mistake, for example, in the following sit-
uation:
The front passenger transfers their weight by
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supporting themselves on a vehicle armrest.
The front passenger sits in such a way that
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their weight is raised from the seat surface.
* NOTE Deployment of components of the
restraint system when the front passenger
seat is unoccupied
In an accident, the components of the
restraint system may deploy unnecessarily on
the front passenger side if:
There are heavy objects on the front
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passenger seat.
The seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
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belt buckle of the front passenger seat and
the front passenger seat is unoccupied.
Store objects in a suitable place.
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