The passenger airbag should only be disabled when a child restraint is fitted to the front passenger seat. Incorrect usage of the passenger airbag presents a high risk of death or serious injury in the event of an accident.
Crash test data and statistics show that a correctly fitted child seat in a rear seat is the safest place to restrain a child.
Do not use a child restraint on a seat protected by an operational airbag in front of it. Doing so presents a high risk of death or serious injury to the child in the event of an accident.
Before checking the operational status of the front passenger airbag, switch the vehicle’s ignition on. Wait until the warning lamp bulb check period of 8 seconds has elapsed before carrying out any checks. Incorrect usage of the passenger airbag presents a high risk of death or serious injury in the event of an accident.
As soon as the child seat is removed from the front passenger seat, the airbag must be switched on. Failure to do so will put any front seat passengers at greater risk of death or serious injury in the event of an accident.
Do not fit a child restraint to the front passenger seat if the airbag warning lamp illuminates continuously with the ignition switched on. An inflating airbag could impact with the seat and cause serious injury.
The passenger airbag must be disabled when a rearward-facing child restraint is fitted to the front passenger seat. Failure to do so presents a high risk of death or serious injury to the child in the event of an accident.
Disabling the passenger airbag is market dependent.
When the vehicle is stationary, the front passenger's airbag can be switched on or off via the vehicle's instrument panel menu. See INSTRUMENT PANEL MENU OPERATION.
An airbag status indicator lamp, mounted in the overhead console, displays the operational status of the passenger airbag, as shown in the following table:
| Setting | Passenger airbag status | Airbag status indicator |
|---|---|---|
| Off. | Disabled. | PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF |
| On. | Activated. | ON PASSENGER AIRBAG* |
* Displays for 60 seconds, then extinguishes.
A status lamp also illuminates in the overhead console to confirm that the passenger airbag is disabled.
Deactivation of the passenger airbag also deactivates the side airbag on the passenger side.