Passenger’s Front Air Bag; Manual Deactivation Of Passenger’s Front Air Bag - Alfa Romeo 156 GTA Owner's Manual

PASSENGER'S FRONT
AIR BAG
The passenger's front air bag has been de-
signed to improve the protection of a per-
son wearing a seat belt.
Its volume at maximum inflation fills most
of the space between the dashboard and the
passenger.
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ATTENTION
SERIOUS DANGER:
The car is fitted with
front passenger's air bag. Never
place cradle child's seats on the front
passenger seat of cars equipped
with passenger air bag since the air
bag activation could cause serious
injuries, even mortal. In the case of
need, always deactivate the pas-
senger's air bag when a child's seat
is placed on the front seat. The front
passenger seat shall be adjusted in
the most backward position to pre-
vent any contact between child's
seat and dashboard. Even if not
ruled by law, for better protection
of adults you are recommended to
reactivate the air bag immediately
as soon as child transport is no
longer necessary.
MANUAL DEACTIVATION
OF PASSENGER'S FRONT
AIR BAG
Should it be absolutely necessary to car-
ry a child on the front seat, the passenger's
front air bag can be deactivated.
Deactivation/reactivation takes place with
ignition key at STOP and operating it in the
special key switch on the right-hand side of
the dashboard (fig. 63). Access to the
switch is only possible with the door open.
WARNING
Use the switch only with
the engine off and the ig-
nition key removed.