deactivate passenger airbag PORSCHE 911 GT3 2004 5.G Owners Manual

ChildRestraint Systems

Porsche recommends thatallinfants andchildren
be restrained inchild restraint systemsatall times
while thevehicle isinmotion inaccordance with
applicable laws.
The useofinfant orchild restraints isrequired by
law inall 50 states andtheCanadian provinces.
The child restraint systemshouldbeone that com-
plies withU.S. Federal/Canadian MotorVehicle
Safety Standards 213andshould besecured by
a lap belt orlap belt portion ofalap-shoulder belt.
A statement bythe seat manufacturer ofcompli-
ance withthisstandard canbefound onthe in-
struction labelonthe restraint andinthe instruc-
tion manual provided withtherestraint.
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Danger!
Risk ofserious personal injuryordeath tothe
child.

r> Follow allchild restraint instructions andwarn-
ings inthis manual.
- When usinganinfant orchild restraint system,
be sure tofollow allmanufacturer's instruc-
tions oninstallation anduse.
- Infants andsmall children shouldneverbeheld
on the lap, norshould theyshare asafety belt
with another occupant whilethevehicle isin
motion.
- Children toobigforchild restraint systems
should useregular safetybelts.Ashoulder belt
can beused providing itdoes notcross the
face orthe neck ofthe child.

The airbag deactivation deviceinstallation
requires specialprogramming availableonly
from yourauthorized Porschedealer.
Your authorized Porschedealerwillbeglad
to advise youabout theinstallation possibility
for aPorsche childrestraint systemwhich
allows deactivation ofthe passenger's
airbags.
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Danger!
The useofachild restraint systeminthe pas-
senger seatwithout airbagdeactivation can
result inserious personal injuryordeath to
the child from anairbag deployment.
To reduce riskofinjury fromaninflating
airbag inan accident, Porschestronglyrec-
ommends:

r> Donot use achild restraint systeminthe pas-
senger seatunless thepassenger airbagsare
deactivated.

Rearward facingchildrestraint system:

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Use only inthe passenger seat.

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Use inpassenger seatonlywiththePorsche
child restraint systemwithairbag deactivation
capability.
When usingthePorsche childrestraint system
you
must
ensure thatthepassenger airbags
are deactivated.

Forward facingchildrestraint system:

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Ifyou must place aforward facingchild
restraint systeminthe passenger seat,
the passenger airbagsmustbedeac-
tivated.

Example:Rearward facingchildrestraint system

In order todeactivate thepassenger's
airbags, thebelt tongue ofthe child's seat
must always beinserted inthe buckle
"AU
in
front ofthe passenger seat.

When theignition isswitched on,deactivation of
the airbags isindicated bythe airbag warning light
flashing for60seconds.
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Danger!
If the light does notflash, theairbags arenot
deactivated andachild restraint system
must notbeinstalled.
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Have thefault remedied immediately byan
authorized Porschedealer.
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~Donot add anyadditional coverings orstickers
to the steering wheelorinthe area ofthe pas-
senger airbagandside airbags. Doingsomay
adversely affectthefunctioning ofthe airbag
system orcause harmtothe occupants ifthe
airbag system shoulddeploy.
~ Donot undertake anywiring forelectrical ac-
cessory equipment inthe vicinity ofthe airbag
wiring harnesses. Doingsomay disable the
airbag system orcause inflation.
~ Ifthe warning lightcomes on,the airbag sys-
tem should berepaired immediately byyour
authorized Porschedealer.

Note

Airbag components (e.g.steering wheel,door
trim) maybedisassembled onlybyanauthorized
Porsche dealer.
When disposing ofaused airbag unit,oursafety
instructions mustbefollowed. Theseinstructions
can beobtained atany authorized Porschedealer.
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Warning light

The central triggering unitmonitors theoperation-
al readiness ofthe airbag system andthewarning
light.
Any malfunctions thatmay occur willbeindicated
by the warning lightsinthe instrument paneland
on-board computer.

~ Inthe following casesyoushould immedi-
ately consult anauthorized Porschedeal-
er inorder toassure theairbag system is
functioning properly:

- Illumination ofthe airbag warning lightduring
travel orrepeated illumination longerthan5
seconds aftertheignition circuitisturned on.
- Illumination failstolight upduring ignition
circuit activation.
If the airbags onthe passenger's sideare
switched offbythe
child restraint system,
orif
an installed childrestraint systemisdetected
when theignition isswitched on,the warning light

flashes
for60seconds whentheignition ison.

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Danger!
If the light does notflash, theairbags arenot
deactivated andachild restraint system
must notbeinstalled.

~ Have thefault remedied immediately byan
authorized Porschedealer.
Airbag
maintenance

In order toensure long-term functioning, theair-
bag system mustbeinspected byan authorized
Porsche dealerafter4,8and 10years fromthe
date ofmanufacture shownonthe safety compli-
ance sticker, andevery 2years thereafter.

Important information

If you sellyour Porsche, notifythepurchaser that
the vehicle isequipped withairbags, andrefer
them tothe chapter, "AirbagSystems", inthe own-
er's manual (safetyanddisposal rules).
Further information onthe airbag system canbe
found onstickers atthe sun visors, aswell ason
all airbag components.
~ For special recommendations onthe use of
child restraints:
Please observe thechapter "CHILDRE-
STRAINT SYSTEMS" onPage 36.
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