Airbag deactivation

Front airbag and side airbag systems for the front passenger seat have to be deactivated if a child restraint system is to be fitted on this seat. The curtain airbag system, the belt tensioners and all driver airbag systems will remain active. The front passenger airbag systems are active in the as-delivered condition.

Control indicator and LEDs in
the
button not on:
Airbag systems for the front passenger are active. No child restraint systems can be installed.

Control indicator and LEDs
in
button on:
Front passenger airbags are deactivated and will not inflate in the event of a collision. A child restraint system according to the chart Child restraint installation locations can be installed.

Deactivation:
■ switch on ignition, control indicator flashes,
■ press button within 15
seconds
and hold down,
■ after about 2 seconds, you will hear a confirmation buzzer. Release button after another 4
seconds
at the latest.

Activation:
■ switch on ignition, control indicator flashes,
■ press button within 15
seconds
and hold down,
■ after about 2 seconds, you will hear a confirmation buzzer. Release button after another 4
seconds
at the latest. Only if control indicator does not illuminate, the airbag systems for front passenger seat will inflate in the event of a collision. Change status only when the vehicle is stopped with the ignition off. Status remains up to the next change. Control indicator for airbag deactivation. Starting the engine terminates changing of the setting.

The setting can then only be changed once the ignition has been switched off and then back on again.