Switching the front passenger front airbag on and off
Fig. 46
In the dash panel on the front passenger side or in the stowage compartment: key-operated
switch for switching the front passenger front airbag on and off.
First read and observe the introductoryinformation and safety warnings
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Introduction
The front passenger front airbag must be disabled if you fit a rear-facing child seat to the
front passenger seat.
Enabling the front passenger front airbag
• Switch off the ignition.
• Open the door on the front passenger side.
• Fold the key bit of the vehicle key all the way out
⇒
Vehicle key set
.
• Insert the fully folded-out key bit of the vehicle key into the key-operated switch in the dash
panel
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to the second point of resistance. Around three quarters of the key bit should
be inserted in the key switch at this point
⇒
.
• Turn the vehicle key, without applying force, to the
position.
• Remove the vehicle key from the key-operated switch and fold away the key bit
⇒
.
• The indicator lamp PASSENGER AIR BAG
in the upper part of the centre console
lights up and goes out after approximately 60 seconds
⇒
Indicator lamp
.
• Close the door on the front passenger side.
• Check that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
indicator lamp in the upper section of the
centre console does
not
light up when the ignition is switched on
⇒
Indicator lamp
.
Disabling the front passenger front airbag
• Switch off the ignition.
• Open the door on the front passenger side.
• Fold the key bit of the vehicle key all the way out
⇒
Vehicle key set
.
• Insert the fully folded-out key bit of the vehicle key into the key-operated switch in the dash
panel
⇒
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to the second point of resistance. Around three quarters of the key bit should
be inserted in the key switch at this point
⇒
.
• Turn the vehicle key, without applying force, to the
position.
• Remove the vehicle key from the key-operated switch and fold away the key bit
⇒
.
• Close the door on the front passenger side.
• When the ignition is switched on, the indicator lamp PASSENGER AIR BAG
will light
up steadily in the upper section of the centre console
⇒
Indicator lamp
.
Ensuring that the front passenger front airbag has been deactivated
The
only
sure sign that the front passenger front airbag has been deactivated is when the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
indicator lamp is displayed continuously in the upper section of
the centre console (
lights up yellow steadily)
⇒
Indicator lamp
.
If the indicator lamp PASSENGER AIR BAG
in the upper section of the centre console is
not lit up steadily
, or if it lights up together with the indicator lamp
in the instrument cluster,
do not attach any child restraint system to the front passenger seat for safety reasons. The front
passenger front airbag may trigger during an accident.
