| Deactivating and activating passenger-side airbag units (adaptation) |
| It is then necessary to deactivate the front airbag unit if it is intended to use a child seat on the front passenger seat in which the child faces with its back to the direction of travel. |
| In certain countries, national legislation requires also deactivating the side airbags. |
| In certain countries, national legislation necessitates deactivating the front, if necessary the side airbags, no matter which type of child seat is used. |
| The front passenger airbag must be activated again as soon as the child seat is no longer required. |
DANGER! | Deactivation of the passenger-side airbag units must comply with the legal requirements and regulations of the country concerned! |
| Safety precautions when carrying out repairs on the airbag system → Chapter! |
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| For vehicles without a switch for airbags |
| Blocking is undertaken using the diagnostic device -V.A.G 1552 - or -V.A.G 1551- or -VAS 5051-. |
| It is necessary to complete the “registration card for airbag systems/belt tensioner” each time the passenger-side airbag unit is deactivated (switched off) and each time it is re-activated. The original document remains in the Service Department, the 1st copy is sent to the ŠKODA Service Department (Czech Republic) or to the Importer for registration (other countries), while the 2nd copy is handed over to the customer (inserted into Service Book). |
| The blocking and activation of the airbag unit on the front passenger's side must älso be recorded in the Service Schedule. |
| The specified stickers must be affixed on the dash panel in the front passenter area above the “AIRBAG” logo during the entire period that the passenger-side airbag units are deactivated. These stickers are intended to draw the attention of the occupants to the fact that the passenger-side airbag units have been deactivated. |
| For vehicles with a switch for airbags |
| For vehicles MY 03 ?, which are fitted with the key switch for airbags, the switching on and off of the front airbag or also the side airbag on the front passenger side is performed by means of the key switch in the glove compartment. The driver can only operate the key switch with the ignition key when the ignition is switched off. Switching off the front and also possibly the side airbag on the front passenger side (if installed in the vehicle) is signalised by a warning lamp in the middle part of the dash panel. |
| Switching off of the airbags using the key switch does not have to be registered or entered into the service schedule. |
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