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Seat belts
from hard areas of the body to soft areas
(e.g. the st
omach).
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Safety
The belt pre-tensioners work in combination
with the airbag syst em. In case of o
v
erturn,
the pre-tensioners do not activate unless the
head airbags are deployed.
Reversible seat belt tensioning
In specific driving situations, a reversible ten-
sioning of the seat belts might take place
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Seat belts
Additionally, in vehicles with emergency
br aking assist (Fr
ont Assist)
In v
ehicles with Front Assist
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Safety
Airbag system
Brief intr oduction
Why is it so impor t
ant to wear a
seat belt and to sit correctly? For the inflating airbags to achieve the best
prot
ection, the seat belt must al
ways be worn
properly and the correct sitting position must
be assumed.
The airbag system is not a substitute for seat
belts, but it is an integral part of the vehicle
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Airbag system
holders) to the doors. This would impair the
prot
ection off
ered by the side airbags.
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Safety
Deactivating airbags Activ ation and deactiv
ation of fr
ont
passenger airbag* Fig. 95
Switch for activating and deactivating
the fr ont passenger airbag. Fig. 96
Dashboard: control lamp for deactiva-
t ed fr ont passenger airbag in centr
e console. 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