airbag off PEUGEOT 306 DAG 2002 Owners Manual

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YOUR 306 AT A GLANCE
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FRONT AIRBAGS Disarming the passenger airbag Insert the ignition key in switch 1
and turn it:
Ð to the ÒONÓposition, the pas-
senger airbag is armed
Ð to the ÒOFFÓposition, the pas-
senger airbag is not armed.
If the passenger airbag is armed or if your vehicle is not fitted with apassenger airbag, the warninglight comes on for 6 seconds whenthe ignition is switched on. If the passenger airbag is notarmed, one of the warning lightsremains on. Always contact your PEUGEOT dealer if the warning light flashes.
THE REMOTE CONTROL
A single press on button Alocks
the doors and boot or tailgate.
A single press on button Bunlocks
the vehicle.
KEYS
Using the key in the driverÕs door lock will lock or unlock the doorsand boot or tailgate.
Passenger airbag precautions
For a vehicle fitted with a disarm- ing switch:
Ð disarm theairbag if youinstall a rear-wards-facingchild seat.
Ð arm the airbag whenan adult is inthe seat.
For a vehicle not fitted with a dis-arming switch:
Ð do not install rear-wards-facing child seats on the front passengerseat. Never place your feet or any object onthe fascia.
Operational Check This is by means of the warning light on the instrument panel.
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AIRBAGSFRONT AIRBAGS* DISARMING THEPASSENGER AIRBAG*
To ensure the safety of your child, it is essential to disarm the pas-senger airbag when you install arearwards-facing child seat on thefront passenger seat.
Remove the ignition key, insert it into the passenger airbag switch 1and
turn it to the Ò OFFÓ position.
One of these two warninglights* on the instrument panelis lit throughout the disarming
procedure.
The airbag system has been designedto maximise the safety of the occu-pants in the event of serious collisions.It works in conjunction with the seatbelts. The electronic detectors register and analyse any abrupt deceleration of thevehicle; if the triggering threshold isreached the airbags inflate instantlyand come between the occupants andthe vehicle. Immediately after the impact, the
airbags deflate rapidly, so that they donot hinder the visibility of the occu-pants and their exit if necessary fromthe vehicle. The airbags are not deployed in the case of collisions which are notserious, for which the seat belt is suf-ficient to ensure maximum protection.The seriousness of a collisiondepends on the nature of the obstacleand the speed of the vehicle at themoment of the collision. Airbags only operate when the igni- tion is switched on. Note:
the gas escaping from the
airbags can be a minor irritant. These are folded in the centre of the steering wheel for the driver and in the
fascia for the front passenger. Theyare deployed simultaneously (exceptin cases where the airbag is dis-armed), for frontal impacts wherethere is a risk of injury to the head orchest.
* According to specification.

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In the ÒOFFÓ position, the passenger
airbag will not be triggered in the event of an impact. As soon as you remove the rear- wards-facing child seat from the frontpassenger seat, turn the airbag switchto the Ò ONÓ position, to arm the airbag
and thus ensure the safety of yourpassenger in an impact. Passenger airbag precautions
Vehicle fitted with a passenger airbag disarming switch:
- disarm the airbagif you install a rear-wards-facing childseat on the frontpassenger seat,
- arm the airbag when you trans-port an adult onthe front passen-ger seat.
Vehicle not fitted with a passengerairbag disarming switch: - do not install a rear-wards-facing child seaton the front passengerseat.
Never place your feet or any object onthe fascia. Operating check It is indicated by one of the lights on instrument panel. If the passenger airbag is armed (pas- senger airbag switch in the Ò
ONÓ posi-
tion), the light will come on for 6 seconds when the ignition isswitched on. If the passenger airbag is disarmed (passenger airbag switch in the Ò OFFÓ
position), the light will stay on.
Only the airbag warning lightremains on,
or,
the airbag warning lightcomes on for six secondsafter the ignition is switchedon and the airbag disarming
ilight remains on permanently.
In any case, if the light flashes,
contact a PEUGEOT dealer.
* According to specification.