the ring at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock
positions.
·
Adjust the driver seat so that there is at
least 25 cm (approximately 10 inches)
between your rib cage and the hub of
the steering wheel. Contact a qualified
workshop if your physical build makes
this impracticable.
·
Adjust the front passenger seat so that
the distance between the passenger and
the dash panel is as large as possible.
Switching the front passenger
front airbag on and off
Please refer to at the start of the chap-
Fig. 35 In the dash panel on the front passen-
ger side: key-operated switch for deactivating
and activating the front airbag on the front pas-
senger side
The front passenger front airbag must be de-
activated if you fit a rear-facing child seat on
the front passenger seat.
Switching on the front passenger front air-
bag
— Deactivate the vehicle’s drive system.
— Open the door on the front passenger side.
— Remove the spare key from the vehicle
key.
— Insert the key bit of the spare key into the
key-operated switch on the dash panel un-
til you feel the second point of resistance
→
. Around three quarters of the
key bit should be inserted in the key
switch at this point → .
— Turn the spare key without using force to
the position
.
— Remove the spare key from the key-oper-
ated switch and insert it back into the ve-
hicle key → .
The yellow PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator
lamp
in the roof console lights up and
goes out after approximately 60 seconds
→ page 49.
— Close the door on the front passenger
side.
— Check that the yellow PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG
indicator lamp in the
roof console does
not
light up when the
ignition is switched on → page 49.
Deactivating the front passenger front air-
bag
— Switch off the ignition.
— Open the door on the front passenger side.
— Remove the spare key from the vehicle
key.
— Insert the key bit of the spare key into the
key-operated switch on the dash panel un-
til you feel the second point of resistance
→
. Around three quarters of the
key bit should be inserted in the key
switch at this point → .
— Turn the spare key without using force to
the position
.
— Remove the spare key from the key-oper-
ated switch and insert it back into the ve-
hicle key → .
— Close the door on the front passenger
side.
The yellow PASSENGER AIR BAG
indi-
cator lamp in the roof console lights up con-
tinuously when the ignition is switched on
Airbag system
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