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SAFETY FIRST
Deactivate AAir BBags
Air BBags mmust nnot bbe ddeactivated
unless tthere aare sspecific rreasons tto
do sso, ssuch aas:
•
in the
exceptional ccase
where it may
become necessary to use a child seat in
the passenger seat, where the child is fac-
ing backwards.
•
if it is not possible to keep a minimum
distance of 25 cm between the center of
the steering wheel and the breastbone
even though the driver’s seat is in the cor-
rect position.
•
if handicapped people need special
equipment in the steering wheel area.
•
if special seats are fitted (i.e. orthope-
dic seats without side Air Bags).
See the Technical Services for information
about which Air Bags may be deactivated
in your vehicle.
If you yourself disconnect the passenger
Air Bag using the
key llock sswitch
1)
(fol-
lowing page), an “
AIR BBAG OOFF
” warning
light will constantly remind you that the
Air Bag is deactivated.
Always aactivate tthe AAir BBags wwhen
possible, tto pprotect tthe ooccupants oof
the vvehicle iin ccase oof aa ccollision.
1)
This equipment will vary according to the coun-
try.
Deactivation oof tthe ppassenger AAir
Bag ffor tthe iinstallation oof aa cchild
seat
In the exceptional case where it may
become necessary to use a child seat in
the passenger seat, where the child is fac-
ing backwards, it is essential to deacti-
vate the passenger Air Bag.
We still recommend the installation of the
child seat
uniquely oon tthe rrear ppassen-
ger sseat
, and to avoid the need to deac-
tivate the passenger Air Bag.
If uuse oof tthe cchild sseat hhas cceased,
the ppassenger AAir BBag mmust bbe rrecon-
nected.
Before tthe uuse oof cchild sseats, pplease
read ccarefully tthe ssection oon ""Safety
for cchildren".
Warning!
If iin aan eexceptional ccase wwhere
you mmay wwish tto iinstall aa cchild sseat
in tthe ppassenger sseat, wwhere tthe
child iis ffacing bbackwards, iit iis
essential tto ddeactivate tthe ppas-
senger AAir BBag. TTo nnot ddo sso wwill
put tthe cchild aat rrisk oof sserious oor
even ffatal iinjury. FFor aany ddoubt
about tthe ddeactivation oof tthe ppas-
senger AAir BBag, cconsult tthe
Technical SService.
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