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The front passenger sits in suchaway that
their weight is raised from thesitting sur‐
face.
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WARNING Risk of injury or deathdue to
deactivated front passenger airbag
If thePASSENGER AIR BAGOFF indicator
lampislit,the front passenger airbag is disa‐
bled. It will notbedeployedinthe event of
an accidentand cannot perform its intended
protectivefunction.
Aperson in thefront passenger seat could
then, forexample, comeintocontact with
thevehicle interior,especially if theperson is
sitting tooclose to thecockpit.
If thefront passenger seat is occupied,
alwaysensurethat:
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The classification of theperson in the
front passenger seatiscorrect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
bledinaccordance withthe person in the
front passenger seat.
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The front passenger seathas been moved
as farbackaspossible.
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The person is seated correctly.
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Ensure,bothbeforeand during thejour‐
ney, that thestatus of thefront
passenger airbag is correct.
If thefront passenger seat is occupied, theclas‐
sification of theperson or child restraint system
on thefront passenger seat takesplace afterthe
front passenger airbag shutoffself-test. The
PASSENGER AIR BAGindicator lamps displaythe
status of thefront passenger airbag.
Alwaysobserve thenotes on thefunction of the
PASSENGER AIR BAGindicator lamps
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Function of thePASSENGER AIR BAGindica‐
torlamps
Self-test of automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
When theignition is switched on, aself-testis
performed during whichthe twoPASSENGER
AIR BAGONand OFFindicator lamps light up
simultaneously.
Occupant safety
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