Seat ALTEA - Page 32

30 Airbag system
Front passenger front airbag deactivation
Fig. 22 In the glove com-
partment: key-operated
switch for activating and
deactivating the front
passenger airbag.
Fig. 23 Control lamp for
deactivated front passen-
ger airbag.
If you fit a rear-facing child seat to the front passenger seat, the
front passenger front airbag must be de-activated.
When the front passenger airbag is deactivated, only the front air-
bag is deactivated. All the other airbags in the vehicle remain acti-
vated.
Disabling the front passenger front airbag
– Switch the ignition off.
– Open the glove compartment on the front passenger side.
– Insert the key into the slot of the switch for deactivating the
front passenger airbag ⇒ Fig. 22. About 3/4 of the key should
enter, as far as it will go.
– Then turn the key gently to the OFF position. Do not force it if
you feel resistance, and make sure you have inserted the key
fully.
– Check that the control lamp, “OFF”, on the instrument panel
⇒ Fig. 23 remains lit when the ignition is switched on ⇒
.
Activating the front passenger front airbag
– Switch the ignition off.
– Insert the key into the slot of the switch for deactivating the
front passenger airbag ⇒ Fig. 22. About 3/4 of the key should
enter, as far as it will go.
– Then turn the key gently to the ON position. Do not force it if you
feel resistance, and make sure you have inserted the key fully.
– Check that the control lamp on the instrument panel ⇒ Fig. 23
does not light up when the ignition is switched on ⇒
.
WARNING
● It is the driver's responsibility to ensure that the key operated switch
is set to the correct position.
● You should deactivate the front passenger front airbag only in excep-
tional cases, i.e. if you have to use a rear-facing child seat in the front
passenger seat ⇒ page 36, Child safety. 