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Safety First Operating instructions Practical tips Technical Data

Airbag system

Brief introduction

Why wear a seat belt and assume the correct sitting

position?

For the inflating airbags to achieve the best protection, the

seat belt must always be worn properly and the correct sitting

position must be assumed.

For your own safety and the safety of the passengers, please ensure

the following before driving:

– Always wear the seat belt properly ⇒ page 19.

– Adjust the driver's seat and the steering wheel correctly

⇒ page 10.

– Adjust the front passenger seat correctly ⇒ page 11.

– Adjust the head restraint correctly ⇒ page 13.

– Use the correct child restraint system to protect children in your

vehicle ⇒ page 45.

The airbag is deployed at high speed in fractions of a second. If you have an

incorrect seating position at the time the airbag is deployed, it could cause

you critical injuries. Therefore, it is essential that all passengers in the vehicle

assume a correct sitting position while travelling.

A sharp braking before an accident may cause a passenger not wearing a seat

belt to be thrown forward into the area of the deploying airbag. In this case,

the inflating airbag may inflict critical or fatal injuries on the occupant. This

also applies to children.

Always maintain the greatest possible distance between yourself and the

front airbag. This way, the front airbags can completely deploy when trig-

gered, providing their maximum protection.

The most important factors that will trigger an airbag are: the type of acci-

dent, the angle of collision and the speed of the vehicle.

Whether the airbags are triggered depends primarily on the vehicle deceler-

ation rate resulting from the collision and detected by the control unit. If the

vehicle deceleration occurring during the collision and measured by the

control unit remains below the specified reference values, the front, side

and/or curtain airbag will not be triggered. Take into account that the visible

damage in a vehicle involved in an accident, for whatever reason, is not an

indication as to why the airbags had been triggered.

WARNING

• Wearing the seat belt incorrectly or assuming an incorrect sitting posi-

tion can lead to critical or fatal injuries.

• All occupants, including children, who are not properly belted can

sustain critical or fatal injuries if the airbag is triggered. You should always

transport all children up to 12 years of age on the rear seat. Never transport

children in the vehicle if they are not restrained or the restraint system is

not appropriate for their age, size or weight.

• If you are not wearing a seat belt, if you lean forward or to the side while

travelling or assume an incorrect sitting position, there is a substantially

increased risk of injury. This increased risk of injury will be further

increased if you are struck by an inflating airbag.

• To reduce the risk of injury from an inflating airbag, always wear the

seat belt properly ⇒ page 19.

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• Always properly adjust the front seats.

The danger of fitting a child seat on the front passenger seat

Rear-facing child seats must never be used on the front

passenger seat when the front passenger airbag is enabled.

An enabled front airbag on the front passenger side is potentially a major

danger to a child. The front passenger seat is life threatening to a child if

he/she is transported in a rear-facing child seat. You should always transport

all children up to 12 years of age on the rear seat.

If a rear-facing child seat is secured to the front passenger seat, an inflating

airbag can strike it with such great force that critical or fatal injuries may

result.

Therefore we strongly recommend you to transport children on the rear seats.

That is the safest place for children in the vehicle. Alternatively, the front

passenger airbag can be disabled with a key-operated switch ⇒ page 43.

When transporting children, use a child seat appropriate to the age and size

of each child ⇒ page 45.

For those vehicles that do not include a key lock switch to turn the airbag off,

an Authorised Service Centre must be consulted.

WARNING

• If a child seat is secured to the front passenger seat, the risk to the child

of sustaining critical or fatal injuries in the event of an accident increases.

• Never secure a rear-facing child seat to the front passenger seat if the

front passenger airbag is enabled. The child can suffer critical or fatal inju-

ries when the front passenger airbag is triggered.

• An inflating front passenger airbag can strike the rear-facing child seat

and hurl it with great force against the door, the roof or the backrest.

• For those vehicles that do not include a key lock switch to turn the

airbag off, an Authorised Service Centre must be consulted.

• If, under special circumstances, it is necessary to transport a child in a

rear-facing child seat on the front passenger seat, it is absolutely essential

that you observe the following safety measures:

− Disable the front passenger airbag ⇒ page 43, “Deactivating

airbags*”.

− The child seat must be approved by the child seat manufacturer for

use on a front passenger seat with front or side airbag.

− Follow the installation instructions given by the child seat manufac-

turer and observe the safety instructions ⇒ page 45, “Child safety”.

− Before properly installing the child seat, push the front passenger

seat completely backwards so that the greatest possible distance to

the front passenger airbag is ensured.

− Ensure that no objects prevent the front passenger seat from being

pushed completely back.

− The backrest of the front passenger seat must be in an upright

position.

Warning lamp for airbag and belt tension device system 

This warning lamp monitors the airbag and belt tension

device system.

The warning lamp monitors all airbags and belt tension devices in the

vehicle, including control units and wiring connections.

WARNING (continued) WARNING (continued)

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Safety First Operating instructions Practical tips Technical Data

Monitoring of airbag and belt tension device system

Both the airbag and belt tension device systems operation is constantly

monitored electronically. Each time the ignition is switched on, the warning

lamp  lights for several seconds and the display in the instrument panel*

shows AIRBAG / TENSIONER.

The system must be checked when the warning lamp  :

• does not light up when the ignition is switched on,

• after the ignition is switched on, it turns off after 4 seconds,

• it turns off and then lights up again after the ignition is switched on,

• lights up or flashes while the car is moving.

In the event of a malfunction, the warning lamp remains on continuously. In

addition, depending on the malfunction, a fault message appears in the

display of the combi-instrument for approx. 10 seconds and a short acoustic

signal is given. In this event, you should have a qualified workshop check the

system immediately.

If any of the airbags are de-activated by the Authorised Service Centre, the

indicator lights for several seconds more after the verification and will turn off

if there is no fault.

WARNING

• If there is a malfunction, the airbag and belt tension device system

cannot properly perform its protective function.

• If a malfunction occured, have the system checked immediately by a

qualified workshop. Otherwise, in the event of an accident, the airbag

system and belt tension devices may not be triggered, or may not be trig-

gered correctly.

Repairs, maintenance and disposal of the airbags

The parts of the airbag system are installed in various places in your vehicle.

If you work on the airbag system or remove and fit parts of the system when

performing other repair work, parts of the airbag system may be damaged.

The consequence may be that, in the event of an accident, the airbag inflates

incorrectly or does not inflate at all.

The relevant safety requirements must be observed when the vehicle or

components of the airbag are scrapped. The specialist workshops and the

Vehicle disposal centres are familiar with these requirements.

WARNING

• If repairs are not carried out by a professional, or if the airbags are used

incorrectly, the risk of severe or fatal injuries is increased. The airbags may

fail to inflate, or could inflate in the wrong circumstances.

• Do not cover or stick anything on the steering wheel hub or the soft

plastic surface of the airbag unit on the passenger side of the dashboard,

and do not obstruct or modify them in any way.

• It is important not to attach any objects such as cup holders or tele-

phone mountings to the surfaces covering the airbag units.

• To clean the steering wheel or dash panel, you may use only a dry or a

water-moistened cloth. Never clean the dash panel and the airbag module

surface with cleansers containing solvents. Solvents cause the surface to

become porous. If the airbag triggered, disintegrating plastic parts could

cause substantial injuries.

• Never attempt to repair, adjust, remove or install parts of the airbag

system.

• Any work on the airbag system or removal and installation of the airbag

components for other repairs (such as repairs to the steering wheel) should

be performed only by a qualified workshop. Qualified workshops have the

necessary tools, repair information and qualified personnel.

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• We strongly recommend you to go to a qualified workshop for all work

on the airbag system.

• Never attempt to alter the front bumper or the body.

• The airbags provide protection for just one accident; replace them once

they have deployed.

WARNING (continued)

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