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Airbag system
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Great
forces must not be exerted on the
seat backrest bolsters because the side air-
bags might not deploy correctly, might not
deploy at all or might deploy unexpectedly.
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Any damage to the original seat upholstery
or around the seams of the side airbag units
must be repaired immediately by a special-
ised workshop.
Curtain airbags*
Read the additional information carefully
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page 21.
WARNING
The airbag is deployed at high speed in frac-
tions of
a second.
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Always keep the deployment areas of the
head-protection airbags free.
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Do not fix objects to the cover or in the de-
ployment area of the curtain airbag.
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Vehicle occupants of the front and outer
rear seats must never carry any other people,
pets or objects in the deployment space be-
tween them and the airbags.
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The built-in coat hooks should be used only
for lightweight clothing. Do not leave any
heavy or sharp-edged objects in the pockets.
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Do not mount accessories on the doors.
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Do not fit c
urtains to the windows other
than those expressly approved for use in the
vehicle.
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Only turn the sun blinds towards the win-
dows if there is no object, e.g. pens or garage
remote controls, secured to the sun blind.
Deactivating airbags
Contro
l lamp
Fig. 90 Control lamp for disabling the front
p
a
s
senger front airbag on the dash panel
It lights up on the combi-in-
strument
Fault in airbag
system and seat
belt tensioners.
Have the system checked immedi-
ately by a specialised workshop.
It lights up on the dash panel
Fault in the air-
bag system.
Have the system checked immedi-
ately by a specialised workshop.
Front passenger
front airbag disa-
bled.
Check whether the airbag should
remain disabled
Several warning and control lamps light up
for a few sec
onds 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 front passenger airbag is deactivated,
the lamp does not re-
main lit, or if it is lit together with the control
lamp on the instrument panel, there may
be a fault in the airbag system
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.
WARNING
In the event of a fault in the airbag system,
the airbag ma
y not trigger correctly, may fail
to trigger or may even trigger unexpectedly,
leading to severe or fatal injuries.
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Have the airbag system checked immedi-
ately by a specialised workshop.
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Never mount a child seat in the front pas-
senger seat ››› page 79 or remove the
mounted child seat! The front passenger front
airbag may deploy during an accident in spite
of the fault.
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