Ferrari 458 Italia, Technical Documentation Manual

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automatically deactivate the passenger airbag in vehicles equipped with the “BabySmart™ system”.
The specific child seats are equipped with two transponders, which are identified and detected by special
transmitters installed in the front passenger seat.
If the specific child restraint system is installed correctly on the front passenger seat, the transponders are
detected by the transmitters and the front passenger airbag is deactivated.
DO NOT place electronic devices (functioning laptop computers, mobile phones, cards with transponders
etc.) on the front passenger seat in a vehicle equipped with the BabySmart™ system, as signals
emitted by electronic devices may interfere with the automatic child seat detection system sensors,
resulting in system malfunctions and causing the front passenger airbag to fail to be activated and
deactivated correctly.
With the ignition key in position II and the BabySmart™ child restraint system installed on the front passenger
seat, the following conditions are possible:
if the warning light (A) is lit, the passenger airbag is deactivated;
if the warning light (A) is not lit, the passenger airbag is activated;
if the warning light (A) flashes at intervals of 6 seconds, the passenger airbag is deactivated, but only one of
the system's two transponders has been detected, meaning that the child seat is damaged or not installed
correctly.
When the passenger airbag is deactivated, the specific message is temporarily displayed on the TFT display.
At the end of the display cycle, the TFT display displays the minimised icon in the specific area.
Removing the driver side airbag module
CAUTION
A damaged airbag module may cause severe or fatal injuries if activated.
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