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WARNING Risk of injury or deathdue to
incorrect positioning of theforward-
facing child restraint system
If yousecureachild in aforward-facingchild
restraint system on thefront passenger seat
and youpositionthe front passenger seat too
closetothe cockpit, in theevent of an acci‐
dent, thechild could:
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Come intocontact with thevehicle inte‐
rior if thePASSENGER AIR BAGOFF indi‐
cator lampislit,for example.
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Be struck by theair bag if the
PASSENGER AIR BAGOFF indicator lamp
is off.
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Alwaysmove thefront passenger seat
as farbackaspossible and fully retract
theseat cushion lengthadjustment.
Alwaysmakesurethat theshoulder belt
strapiscorrectly routed from theseat
belt outletonthe vehicle to theshoul‐
der belt guide on thechild restraint sys‐
tem. The shoulder belt strapmustbe
routed forwards and downwardsfrom
thevehicle belt outlet. If necessary,
adjustthe seat belt outletand thefront
passenger seat accordingly.
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Alwaysobserve thechild restraint sys‐
temmanufacturer's installation instruc‐
tions.
When installing achild restraint system on the
front passenger seat, observethe vehicle-spe‐
cific information (/ page60).
If aperson is sitting on thefront passenger
seat: PASSENGER AIR BAGOFF maybelit con‐
tinuouslyorbeoff,dependingonthe person's
stature.
Aperson on thefront passenger seat must
alwaysobserve thefollowing information:
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If thefront passenger seat is occupied by an
adult or aperson withastaturecorrespond‐
ing to that of an adult,the PASSENGER AIR
BAGOFF indicator lampmustbeoff.This
indicates that thefront passenger front air‐
bag is enabled.
If thePASSENGER AIR BAGOFF indicator
lampislit continuously, an adult or person
withabuild corresponding to that of an adult
shouldnot use thefront passenger seat.
Instead, they should use arear seat.
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If thefront passenger seat is occupied by a
person of smaller stature(e.g. ateenager or
small adult), thePASSENGER AIR BAGOFF
indicator lampeither lightsupcontinuously
or remains off, depending on theresult of the
classification.
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If thePASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator
lampisoff:move thefront passenger
seat as farbackaspossible or theperson
of smaller statureshoulduse arear seat.
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If thePASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator
lampislit continuously: theperson of
smaller statureshouldnot use thefront
passenger seat.
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WARNING Risk of injury or deathwhen
thePASSENGER AIR BAGOFF indicator
lampislit
If thePASSENGER AIR BAGOFF indicator
lampremainslit afterthe system self-test,
thefront passenger air bag is deactivated. It
will notbedeployedinthe event of an acci‐
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