Knee Airbag - Seat Leon Owner's Manual

38 Airbag system

Knee airbag*

The knee airbag is located on the driver side below the dash panel
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21. Airbags are identified by the word "AIRBAG".
The area framed in red
deployed (deployment area). Therefore, objects should never be placed or
mounted in these areas.
The airbag is deployed at high speed in fractions of a second.
● The knee airbag is deployed in front of the driver's knees. Always
keep the deployment areas of the knee airbags free.
● Never not fix objects to the cover or in the deployment area of the
knee airbag.
● Adjust the driver seat so that there is a distance of at least 10 cm (4
inches) between your knees and the location of the knee airbag. If you
physical constitution prevents you from meeting these requirements,
Fig. 21 On the driver
side: location of the knee make sure you contact a specialised workshop.
airbag
Fig. 22 On the driver
side: Radius of action of
the knee airbag
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is covered by the knee airbag when it is
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