YOUR 406 AT A GLANCE
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SIDE AIR BAGS
Side air bags are incorporated
into the backs of the front seats,
on the door side.
They are triggered individually,
on whichever side the collision
occurs.
Operating check
This is by means of the warning
light on the instrument panel.
It comes on for 6 seconds when
the ignition is switched on.
If the warning light :
does not come on when the ignition is switched on or,
does not go out after six seconds,
contact a Peugeot dealer.
Passenger air bag precautions
For a vehicle fitted with a disar
ming switch:
disarm the airbag if you ins
tall a rear
facing child
seat.
arm the air bag for an
adult passen
ger.
For a vehicle not fitted with a
disarming switch: do not install rear facing child seats
on the front passen
ger seat.
Never place your feet or any
object on the fascia.
FRONT AIR BAGS
Disarming the passenger
air bag
Insert the ignition key in switch
1and turn it:
to the "ON"position, the pas
senger air bag is armed
to the "OFF"position, the pas
senger air bag is disarmed.
Operating check
This symbol lights for approxima
tely six seconds when the igni
tion is switched on.
With the ignition on (2nd notch),
illumination of this warning light
accompanied by an audible signal
and the message "Passenger air
bag disarmed" on the multi func
tion display indicates that the pas
senger air bag is disarmed (swit
ch in the "OFF"position).
The warning light remains on
throughout the disarming process.
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AIR BAGS
The air bags have been designed to
maximise the safety of the occu
pants in the event of serious colli
sions; they work in conjunction with
the force limiting seat belts.
In the event of a serious collision, the
electronic detectors record and
analyse any abrupt deceleration of
the vehicle: if the triggering threshold
is reached, the air bags inflate
instantly and protect the occupants
of the vehicle.
Immediately after the impact, the air
bags deflate rapidly, so that they do
not hinder the visibility of the occu
pants nor their possible exit from the
vehicle.
The air bags will not be deployed in
collisions which are not serious, for
which the seat belt is sufficient to
provide maximum protection. The
seriousness of the collision depends
on the nature of the obstacle and the
speed of the vehicle at the moment
of impact.
Air bags only operate when the
ignition is switched on.
Note:the gas escaping from the air
bags can be a minor irritant. FRONT AIR BAGS
These are folded in the centre of the
steering wheel for the driver and in
the fascia for the front passenger.
They are deployed simultaneously,
except in cases where the air bag is
disarmed.
Front air bag malfunction
If this warning light comes
on, accompanied by a
buzzer and the message
"Air bag fault" on the multi
function display , contact a
PEUGEOT dealer to have the sys
tem checked.
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Passenger air bag precautions
For a vehicle fitted with a passenger
air bag disarming switch: disarm the airbag if you install
a rear facing
child seat on the
front passenger
seat,
arm the air bag for an adult
passenger.
For a vehicle not fitted with a pas
senger air bag disarming switch: do not install a rear facing child seat on
the front passenger
seat.
Never place your feet or any object
on the fascia.
