Operation Manual

Seats, interior 53
The system's integral self-diagnosis fa cility
allows faults to be quickly remedied.
Imp or tant
z Accessories not released for your vehicle
type and other objects must not be
affixed or placed in the area in which the
airbags inflate, as they could cause
injury when the airbags are triggered.
z Do not place any objects between the
airbag systems and the vehicle
occupants; danger of injury.
z Only use the hooks on the assist grips in
the roof frame to hang up light articles of
clothing or coat hangers. Do not place
any objects in the pock ets of the hanging
item s; risk of inju ry.
z Do not stic k or place anything on the
stee ring whee l, instrument p an el, front
seat backrests in the vicinity of the
airbags and seat areas or c over them
with other m aterials.
z The airb ag systems and b elt tensioner
control electronics can be found in the
centre console area. In order to avoid
malfunctions, do not store magnetic
objec ts in this area .
z Use only a dry cloth or interior cleaner to
clean the steering wheel, instrument
panel, front seat backrests, roof fra me
and seat a rea of the front seats. Do not
use any ag gressive cleaning agents.
z Only protective covers which are
approved for your vehicle with side
airbags 3 may be fitted on the front
seats. When fitting the protective covers,
make sure that the a irbag units on the
outboard sides of the front seat
backrests are not covered.
z The airbag systems are triggered
ind epend ently of each other, depending
on the severity of the accident and the
type of im pact. The side airbag system 3
and the c urtain airbag system are
trig gered together.
z During off-road driving especially,
airbags can also inflate in moderate to
severe non-collision situations such as
when slamming the und ercarriage or
other solid components of the vehicle in
a dip in the driving surfac e.
z Each airbag can be triggered only once.
Once triggered, an airb ag must be
replaced immediately by a workshop.
9 Wa rning
Have the cause of the fault remedied by
a workshop.
9 Wa rning
Disreg ard of these instructions may lead
to injuries or end ang er life.