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YOUR 406 AT A GLANCE
Passenger air bag precautions
SIDE AIR BAGS
Side air bags are incorporated
into the backs of the front seats,
on the door side.
For a vehicle fitted with a disar-
ming switch:
They are triggered individually,
on whichever side the collision
occurs.
– disarm the air
bag if you
install a rear-
facing child
seat.
FRONT AIR BAGS
Disarming the passenger
air bag
– arm the air
bag for an
adult passen-
ger.
☞ Insert the ignition key in switch
1 and 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
For a vehicle not fitted with a dis-
arming switch:
This is by means of the warning
light on the instrument panel.
– do not install rear-
facing child seats
on the front pas-
senger seat.
Operating check
It comes on for 6 seconds when
the ignition is switched on.
If the warning light:
This symbol lights for
approximately six sec-
onds when the ignition 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 multifunc-
tion display indicates that the pas-
senger air bag is disarmed
(switch in the "OFF" position).
– does not come on when the
ignition is switched on or,
Never place your feet or any
object on the fascia.
– does not go out after six se-
conds,
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer.
The warning light remains on
throughout the disarming process.
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