Seat LEON 2019 - Operation of the Airbags

Airbag system
In an accident with airbag activation:
●
the interior lights switch on (if the interior
light s
wit
ch is in the court
esy light position);
●
the hazard warning lights switch on;
●
all doors are unlocked;
●
the fuel supply to the engine is cut.
Operation of the airbags
Airbag system control lamps

It lights up on the combi-instru-
ment
Fault in the airbag system and seat belt tensioners.
Have the system check
ed immediately by a special-
ised workshop.
 
It lights up on the dash panel
Front passenger front airbag deactivated.
Check if the airbag should be kept deactivated
 
It lights up on the dash panel
Front passenger front airbag activated.
The control lamp turns off automatically 60 seconds
after the ignition is switched on
Several warning and control lamps light up
f
or a f
e
w seconds when the ignition is switch-
ed on, signalling that the function is being
verified. They will switch off after a few sec-
onds.
If the airbag and seat belt tensioner system
control lamp  remains on or flashes, it indi-
cates a malfunction in the airbag and seat
belt tensioner system
›››
. Have the system
check
ed immediat
ely by a specialised w
ork-
shop.
If the front passenger airbag is deactivated,
the warning lamp      re-
mains lit on the dash panel to remind you that
the airbag is deactivated. If, with the front
passenger airbag deactivated, this lamp
does not remain lit or if it is lit along with the
control lamp  on the instrument panel,
there is a fault in the airbag system
›››
. If
the contr
ol l
amp is fl
ashing, there is a fault in
the disabling of the airbag system
›››
. Have
the syst
em check
ed immediat
ely by a speci-
alised workshop.
WARNING
In the event of a fault in the airbag and seat
belt tensioner system, the airbags and seat
belts may not trigger corr
ectly, may fail to
trigger or may even trigger unexpectedly.
●
The vehicle occupants run the risk of sus-
taining severe or fatal injuries. Have the
system checked immediately by a special-
ised workshop.
●
Do not mount a child seat in the front
passenger seat or remove the mounted
child seat! The front passenger front airbag
may deploy during an accident in spite of
the fault.
CAUTION
Always pay attention to any lit control
l
amps and to the corr
esponding descrip-
tions and instructions to avoid damage to
the vehicle or harm to the occupants.
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