Deactivating Airbags - Skoda Yeti Owner's Manual

In the event of a side collision the head airbag is deployed together with the rele-
vant side airbag and the front seat belt tensioner on the side of the car on which
the accident occurs.
When deployed, the airbag covers the windows of the front and rear doors, as
well as the door pillar » Fig. 144 - .
Any impact of the head against parts of the interior or objects outside of the car,
is cushioned by the inflated head airbag. The reduction in any impact to the head
and the resultant minimizing of any movements of the head additionally reduce
the risk of injuries to the neck area.
The head airbag also offers additional protection in the case of an offset impact
by covering the front door pillar.
WARNING
General
There must not be any objects in the deployment area of the head airbags
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which might prevent the airbags from inflating properly.
Only hang light items of clothing on the hooks fitted in the vehicle. Never
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leave any heavy or sharp-edged objects in the pockets of the items of cloth-
ing. Additionally, clothes hangers must not be used to hang up items of cloth-
ing.
The installation of impermissible accessories in the vicinity of the head air-
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bags can considerably impair the protection offered by the head airbag in the
event of it being deployed. When the deployed head airbag is inflated, parts of
the accessories fitted could be thrown into the interior of the car and injure
the occupants » page 187.
The sun visors must not be swivelled towards the side windows in the de-
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ployment area of the head airbags if any objects, such as ball-point pens, etc.
are attached to them. This might result in injuries to the occupants if the head
airbag is deployed.
There must no other persons (e.g. children) or animals between the passen-
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ger and the deployment area of the head airbag. In addition, none of the occu-
pants should lean their head out of the window when driving, or extend their
arms and hands out of the window.
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Safety
WARNING
The airbag control unit operates using pressure sensors located in the front
doors. For this reason, no adjustments may be carried out to the doors or door
panels (e.g. installation of additional loudspeakers). Resulting damage can
have a negative impact on the function of the airbag system. Any work on the
front doors and door panels must be carried out by a specialist garage. The
following instructions must be observed.
Never drive with inner door panels removed.
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Never drive if parts of the inner door panel have been removed and the re-
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sulting openings have not been properly sealed.
Never drive if the loudspeakers in the doors have been removed, unless the
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loudspeaker openings have been properly sealed.
Always make sure that the openings are covered or filled if additional loud-
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speakers or other equipment parts have been installed in the inner door pan-
els.
Always have work carried out by a ŠKODA service partner or a professional
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specialist garage.

Deactivating airbags

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Deactivating airbags
Deactivating the front passenger airbag
Deactivating airbags
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First read and observe the introductory information given on page 172.
Deactivating an airbag should be considered in cases such as the ones below.
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If using a rear-facing child seat on the front passenger seat (due to different le-
gal regulations, the airbag must be deactivated if using a forwards-facing child
seat in some countries) » page 175, Transporting children safely.
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If it is not possible to maintain a distance of at least 25 cm between the middle
of the steering wheel and chest, despite the driver's seat being correctly adjus-
ted.
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