If achild is traveling in yourvehicle, also
observe thefollowing notes:
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Always secure childrenundertwelve years
of age and less than 5ft(1.50m)tallinsuit-
able child restraint systems.
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Secure achild to the front-passengerseat
onlywhenthe front-passengerfront airbag
is disabled,and thenonlyinarearward-
facing child restraint system. The front-
passengerfront airbag is disabled when the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is
litcontinuously (Y page 39).
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Alwaysobserve the instructions and safety
notesonthe "Occupant Classification Sys-
tem (OCS)"(Ypage 46) and on "Children
in the vehicle" (Y page 53)inadditionto
the child restraint systemmanufacturer's
installationand operating instructions.
Objects in the vehicle interior may restrict
the air bag fromfunctioningcorrectly. To
avoidrisks resulting fromthe speedofthe air
bagasitdeploys, vehicleoccupants must
ensurethe following points.
Before commencing your journey,ensurethat:
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there arenopeople, animals or objects
between the vehicleoccupants and an air
bag
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there arenoobjects between the seat, door
and B-pillar
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no accessories, such as cup holders, are
attachedtothe vehiclewithinthe deploy-
ment area of an airbag,e.g.todoors or side
windows
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no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile objects are
in the pockets of your clothing. Store such
objects in asuitableplace
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WARNING
If youmodify the coverofanair bagoraffix
objects such as stickerstoit, the airbag
can no longerperform its intendedfunction.
There is an increasedriskofinjury.
Never modify the coverofanair bagoraffix
objects to it.
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WARNING
Sensors to controlthe airbagsare located
in the doors.Modifications or work not per-
formed correctlytothe doors or door panel-
ing,aswellasdamaged doors,can lead to
the functionofthe sensors being impaired.
The airbagsmight therefore not function
properly anymore. Consequently, the air
bags cannot protect vehicleoccupants as
theyare designedtodo. There is an
increasedriskofinjury.
Never modify the doors or parts of the
doors.Alwayshaveworkonthe doors or
door paneling carriedout at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Front air bags
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Do not place heavyobjects on the front-
passengerseat. Thiscould cause the sys-
tem to identify the seat as being occupied.
In the event of an accident, the restraint
systems on the front-passengersidemay be
triggered and have to be replaced.
Driver's airbag : deploysinfront of the
steering wheel. Front-passengerfront air
bag ; deploysinfront of and above the glove
box.
When deployed,the front airbagsoffer addi-
tional head and thorax protection for the occu-
pants in the driver's and front-passenger
seats.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
informsyou aboutthe status of the front-
passengerfront airbag (Y page 39).
The front-passengerfront airbag will only
deploy if:
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the system, basedonthe OCSweightsen-
sor readings,detects thatthe front-
passengerseatisoccupied (Y page 46).
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp is not lit(Ypage 46)
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the restraint systemcontrolunitpredicts a
high accident severity
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