passenger
frontair bag isenabled ordisa-
bled inaccor dance withtheperson inthe
fron t-passenger seat
R the fron t-passenger seathasbeen moved
back asfar back aspossible.
R the person isseated correctly.
Make sure,bothbefore andduring thejour-
ney, thatthestatusofthe fron t-passenger
fron tair bag iscorr ect. G
WARN
ING
If you secure achild inarearward-f acingchild
rest raint system onthe fron t-passenger seat
and thePAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lamp isoff, thefron t-passenger frontair bag
can deploy inthe event ofan acciden t.The
child could bestruck bythe airbag. Thisposes
an incr eased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Make surethatthefron t-passenger frontair
bag hasbeen deactiv ated.ThePASSENGER
AIR BAGOFF indicat orlamp must belit.
NEV ERuse arearward-f acingchildrestraint
on aseat prote cted byan ACTIVE FRONTAIR-
BA Gin fron tof it;DE ATH orSERIOUS INJURY
to the child canoccur.
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat orlamp
stays off,donot installarearward-f acingchild
rest raint system onthe fron t-passenger seat.
You canfind more information onOCS under
"Problems withtheOcc upant Classification Sys-
tem" (Ypage 51). G
WARN
ING
If you secure achild inaforward- facingchild
rest raint system onthe fron t-passenger seat
and youposition thefron t-passenger seattoo
close tothe dashboard, inthe event ofan
acciden t,the child could:
R come intocon tact with thevehicle's inte-
rior ifthe PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indi-
cator lampislit, for example
R be struck bythe airbag ifthe PAS SENGER
AIR BAGOFF indicat orlamp isoff
This poses anincr eased riskofinjury oreven
fatal injury. Always
movethefron t-passenger seatasfar
back aspossible andfully retract the seat
cushion length.Always makesurethatthe
shoulder beltstrap iscorr ectlyrouted from
the vehicle beltsash guide tothe shoulder
belt guide onthe child restraint system. The
shoulder beltstrap must berouted forwards
and downwards fromthevehicle beltsash
guide. Ifnec essary, adjustthevehicle belt
sash guide andthefron t-passenger seat
accor dingly. Always observe thechild
rest raint system manufact urer'sinstallation
inst ruct ions.
If OCS determ inesthat:
R The front-passenger seatisunocc upied, the
PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat orlamp
lights upafter thesystem self-testand
remains lit.This indicat esthat thefron t-
passenger frontair bag isdeactiv ated.
R The front-passenger seatisocc upied bya
child ofup totwelve monthsold, inastan dard
child restraint system, thePAS SENGER AIR
BA GOFF indicat orlamp lights upafter the
system self-testand remains lit.This indi-
cates thatthefron t-passenger frontair bag is
deactiv ated.
But even inthe case ofatwelve- month-old
child, inastan dard child restraint system, the
PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat orlamp can
go out after thesystem self-test.This indi-
cates thatthefron t-passenger frontair bag is
activ ated. Theresult ofthe classific ationis
dependen ton, among otherfactors, thechild
rest raint system andthechild's stature. Itis
recom mended thatyouinstallthe child
rest raint system onasuitable rearseat.
R The front-passenger seatisocc upied bya
person ofsmaller stature (e.g. ateen ager or
small adult), thePAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF
indicat orlamp lights upand remains litafter
the system self-testdependin gon the result
of the classific ationor,altern atively, goesout.
- Ifthe PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lamp isoff, move thefron t-passenger seat Occupant
safety
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