Driver's And Passenger's Knees Air Bag; Air Bag Manual Deactivation - Alfa Romeo Brera Owner's Manual

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DRIVER'S AND
PASSENGER'S KNEES AIR
BAG (for versions/markets,
where provided)
Knees air bag consists of an instant-in-
flating cushion housed into a special
compartment provided for the purpose
under the steering wheel for the driver
fig. 16 and into the lower part of the
dashboard for the passenger fig. 17,
to give further protection in the event of
frontal crash.
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fig. 17
MANUAL DEACTIVATION (for versions/markets, where provided)
OF PASSENGER'S FRONT AIR BAG , KNEES AIR BAG
(for versions/markets, where provided)
AND PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE BAG
Should it be absolutely necessary to car-
ry a child on the front seat, the pas-
senger's front air bag, knees air bag (for
versions/markets, where provided) and
the side bag can be deactivated. Deac-
tivation/activation shall be performed
(with key removed from ignition device)
using the key switch set on the right side
of dashboard fig. 18. You can reach
the switch only if the door is opened.
When the door is open, the metal insert
of the key can be inserted and removed
in both positions.
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fig. 18
IMPORTANT Operate the switch on-
ly when the engine is not running and
the ignition key is removed.
The key-operated switch has two posi-
tions:
❒ passenger's front air bag, knees air
bag (for versions/markets, where
provided) and side bag activated
(position ON P): warning light F
on front ceiling light panel off; it is
absolutely prohibited to carry a child
on the front seat;
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