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Airbag system
Deactivate the front passenger front airbag
only if you hav
e t
o use a r
ear-facing child
seat in the front passenger seat.
SEAT recommends fitting the child seat in the
rear seat to avoid having to deactivate the
front passenger airbag.
Front passenger front airbag switch
When the front passenger airbag is deacti-
vated, this means that only the front passen-
ger front airbag is deactivated. All the other
airbags in the vehicle remain activated.
Disconnect the front passenger front air-
bag
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Switch the ignition off.
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Open the glove compartment on the front
passenger side.
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Insert the key into the slot of the switch for
deactivating the front passenger airbag
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Fig. 98. About 3/4 of the key should enter;
this is as far as it will go.
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Turn the key gently to the position. If you
have difficulty, ensure that you have inserted
the key as far as it will go.
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Check, with the ignition switched on, that
the control lamp remains lit where it
says in the centre of the
dash panel
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Fig. 99.
Connect the front passenger front airbag
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Switch the ignition off.
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Open the glove compartment on the front
passenger side.
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Insert the key into the slot of the switch for
deactivating the front passenger airbag
›››
Fig. 98. About 3/4 of the key should enter,
as far as it will go.
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Turn the key gently to the position. If you
have difficulty, ensure that you have inserted
the key as far as it will go.
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Check, with the ignition switched on, that
the control lamp is not lit where it says
in the centre of the dash
panel
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Fig. 99. The control lamp lights
up for 60 seconds and then goes off.
WARNING
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The driver of the vehicl
e is responsible for
disabling or switching on the airbag.
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Always switch off the ignition before dis-
abling the front passenger airbag! Failure
to do so could result in a fault in the airbag
deactivation system.
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Never leave the key in the airbag disa-
bling switch as it could get damaged or en-
able or disable the airbag during driving.
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If for any reason an airbag is deactivated,
reactivate it as soon as possible so that it
can fulfil its protective function.
Airbag system control lamps
It lights up on the combi-instru-
ment
Fault in airbag system and seat belt tensioners.
Have the system checked immediately by a special-
ised workshop.
It lights up on the dash panel
Front passenger front airbag disabled.
Check whether the airbag should remain disabl
ed
It lights up on the dash panel
Front passenger airbag enabled.
The control lamp switches off automatically 60 sec-
onds 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
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