Rear Occupant Alert System
WHAT IS THE REAR
OCCUPANT ALERT SYSTEM
WARNING: Do not leave children
or pets unattended in your vehicle.
Failure to follow this instruction could
The rear occupant alert system monitors
result in personal injury or death.
vehicle conditions and notifies you to check
for rear seat occupants when you switch
the ignition off.
REAR OCCUPANT ALERT
SYSTEM LIMITATIONS
HOW DOES THE REAR
OCCUPANT ALERT SYSTEM
The system does not detect the presence
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of objects or passengers in the rear seat.
It monitors when rear doors are opened
and closed.
The system monitors when rear doors have
been opened and closed to indicate the
Note: It is possible to receive an alert when
potential presence of an occupant in the
there is no rear seat occupant, but alert
rear seat.
conditions are met.
A message displays in the information and
Note: It is possible to receive no alert when
entertainment display screen and an
there is an occupant in the rear seat, if alert
audible warning sounds when you switch
conditions are not met. For example, if a rear
the ignition off after any of the following
seat occupant does not enter the vehicle
conditions have been met:
through a rear door.
• A rear door is opened or closed while
Note: The audible warning does not sound
the ignition is on.
when the front door is opened before you
• You switch the ignition on within 15
switch the ignition off.
minutes of a rear door opening and
closing.
SWITCHING REAR OCCUPANT
• You switch the ignition on within 15
ALERT SYSTEM ON AND OFF
minutes of the alert having displayed
or sounded.
1. Press Settings on the touchscreen.
2. Press Vehicle.
REAR OCCUPANT ALERT
3. Switch Rear Occupant Alert on or off.
SYSTEM PRECAUTIONS
Note: The default setting is on.
Note: Performing a master reset causes the
system to switch on again.
WARNING: On hot days, the
temperature inside the vehicle can rise
Semiannual Reminder (If Equipped)
very quickly. Exposure of people or
animals to these high temperatures for
When you switch the system off, a
even a short time can cause death or
message appears every six months as a
serious heat related injuries, including
reminder that the system is off. You can
brain damage. Small children are
switch the system back on or leave it off.
particularly at risk.
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Puma (CF7) Vehicles Built From: 27-03-2023, CG3833en enGBR, Edition date: 202301, First-Printing