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Disabling or enabling the front passenger airbag
WARNING Risk of injury or fatal injury when the front passenger front airbag is disabled

If the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is lit, the front passenger airbag is disabled. It will not be deployed in the event of an accident and cannot perform its intended protective function.

A person in the front passenger seat could then, for example, come into contact with the vehicle's interior, especially if the person is sitting too close to the dashboard.

In this case the front passenger seat may not be used.
Only travel with a child who is sitting in a rearward-facing or forward-facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat.
Always observe the information on suitable positioning of the child restraint system in this Owner's Manual in addition to the child restraint system manufacturer's installation instructions.
WARNING Risk of injury or death due to using a child restraint system with the front passenger airbag enabled

If you secure a child in a rearward-facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat and the PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is lit, the front passenger airbag can deploy in the event of an accident.

The child could be struck by the airbag.

In this case, always make sure that the front passenger airbag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must be lit.

NEVER use a rearward-facing child restraint on a seat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in front of it; DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.

WARNING Risk of injury or death by incorrectly positioning the child restraint system
If you secure a child in a forward-facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat and you position the front passenger seat too close to the dashboard, in the event of an accident, the child could:

  • come into contact with the vehicle's interior if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is lit, for example

  • be struck by the airbag if the PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is lit

Always move the front passenger seat as far back as possible. Always make sure that the shoulder belt strap is correctly routed from the vehicle seat belt outlet to the shoulder belt guide on the child restraint system. The shoulder belt strap must be routed forwards and downwards from the vehicle belt outlet. If necessary, adjust the seat belt outlet and the front passenger seat accordingly.
Always observe the information on suitable positioning of the child restraint system in this Owner's Manual as well as the child restraint system manufacturer's installation instructions.

If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp remains off and/or the PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp lights up, do not fit a rearward-facing child restraint system to the front passenger seat.

Symbol for a rearward-facing child restraint system

If you use a rearward-facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat, you must disable the front passenger airbag.

Push in airbag off switch for the front passenger airbag beyond the point of resistance.
To disable the front passenger airbag:
turn airbag off switch anti-clockwise.

The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp on the overhead control panel lights up and remains lit up continuously when the ignition is switched on.

To enable the front passenger airbag:
turn airbag off switch clockwise.

The PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp on the overhead control panel lights up and remains lit up continuously when the ignition is switched on.

The front passenger airbag is generally enabled when the ignition is switched on, except when the front passenger airbag has been disabled manually. When the front passenger airbag is disabled, the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp on the overhead control panel lights up continuously when the ignition is switched on.