remove seats Seat Ibiza 5D 2016 Owner's manual Edition 11.16

The essentials
Ways to secure a child seat Fig. 24
On the rear seats: Possible installations
for the c hi
ld seat. Figure
›››
Fig. 24
A shows the basic child re-
s tr
aint

system mounting using lower retain-
ing rings and the upper retaining strap. Fig-
ure ››› Fig. 24 B shows the child restraint
sy s
t

em mounting using the vehicle seat belt.
You can secure a child seat to the rear seat or
front passenger seat in the following ways:
● Child seats in groups 0 to 3 c
an be secured
with a seat belt.
● Child seats for groups 0, 0+ and 1 can be
fa

stened without seatbelts, using the “ISO-
FIX” system, using the “ISOFIX” ››› page 18
securing rings.
● During installation of some models of
group I, II and III chi
ld seats in the rear seat,
difficulty may arise in mounting given that
the seat comes into contact with the head re- straint. In this case, adjust the height of the
head r

estraint or remove it from the seat fol-
lowing the instructions in the corresponding
chapter ›››
 page 128. Once you remove
the child seat, replace the head restraint in
its original position. » 17

Safety
WARNING
● Any inc
orrect sitting position increases the
risk of severe injuries.
● Sitting in an incorrect position exposes the
vehicl
e occupants to severe injuries if airbags
are triggered, by striking a vehicle occupant
who has assumed an incorrect sitting posi-
tion.
● Before the vehicle moves, assume the prop-
er sitting po
sition and maintain it throughout
the trip. Before every trip, instruct your pas-
sengers to sit properly and to stay in this po-
sition during the trip ››› page 57, Correct posi-
tion for passengers. Correct adjustment of front head re-
s
tr
aint

s Fig. 76
Correctly adjusted head restraint as
v iew
ed fr

om the front and the side. Properly adjusted head restraints are an im-
por
t
ant

part of passenger protection and can
reduce the risk of injuries in most accident
situations.
– Adjust the head restraint so that its upper
edge is, a

s far as possible, at the same lev-
el as the top of your head, or at the very
least, at eye level ››› Fig. 76. WARNING
● Trav

elling with the head restraints removed
or improperly adjusted increases the risk of
severe injuries. An improper adjustment of
the head restraints may cause death in an ac-
cident and increase the risk of suffering inju-
ries during abrupt braking actions or unex-
pected manoeuvres.
● The head restraints must always be adjus-
ted acc
ording to the height of the passenger. Correct adjustment of rear head re-
s
tr
aint

s Fig. 77
Rear head restraint adjustment. The rear head restraints have 2 positions:
● Raised position or position for use A ›››
Fig. 77. In this po
sition, the head restraint
is used normally, protecting the occupant of
the rear seats, along with the rear seat belts.
● Rest position, not in use B
› ›
› Fig. 77
. This
position improves the driver's rear visibility.
To fit the head restraint in position for use A , pull on the edges with both hands in the
dir ection of
the arr

ow. To place it in rest posi-
tion B , lower the head restraint.
WARNING
● Whenever a p a

ssenger is seated on the rear
seats, the head restraint should be placed in
the position for use A .
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Safety
only if the seat belt is being worn. This re-
tr acts
and tight
ens the seat belts, reducing
the forward motion of the occupants.
The belt tensioners will not be triggered in
the event of minor collisions, if the vehicle
overturns, or in accidents where no major
forces act on the vehicle. Note
● If the se at

belt tensioners are triggered, a
fine dust is produced. This is normal and it is
not an indication of fire in the vehicle.
● The relevant safety requirements must be
obser
ved when the vehicle or components of
the system are scrapped. Specialised work-
shops are familiar with these regulations,
which are also available to you. Service and disposal of belt tension-
er
s The belt tensioners are components of the
se
at
belts

that are installed in the seats of
your vehicle. If you work on the belt tension-
ers or remove and install parts of the system
when performing other repair work, the seat
belt may be damaged. The consequence may
be that, in the event of an accident, the belt
tensioners function incorrectly or may not
function at all.
So that the effectiveness of the seat belt ten-
sioner is not reduced and that removed parts do not cause any injuries or environmental
pollution, r

egulations, which are known to
the specialised workshops, must be ob-
served. WARNING
● Improper u se or r

epairs not carried out by
qualified mechanics increase the risk of se-
vere or fatal injuries. The belt tensioners may
fail to trigger or may trigger in the wrong cir-
cumstances.
● Never attempt to repair, adjust, remove or
inst
all parts of the belt tensioners or seat
belts.
● The seat belt tensioner, seat belt and auto-
matic r
etractor cannot be repaired.
● Any work on the belt tensioners and seat
belts, includin
g the removal and refitting of
system parts in conjunction with other repair
work, must be performed by a specialised
workshop only.
● The belt tensioners will only provide pro-
tection for one ac
cident and must be changed
if they have been activated. Airbag system
Brief intr
oduction
Wh

y is it so important to wear a seat
belt and to sit correctly? For the inflating airbags to achieve the best
prot
ection, the se

at belt must always be worn
properly and the correct sitting position must
be assumed.
The airbag system is not a substitute for seat
belts, but it is an integral part of the vehicle's
overall passive safety system. Please bear in
mind that the airbag system can only work ef-
fectively when the vehicle occupants are
wearing their seat belts correctly and have
adjusted the head restraints properly. There-
fore, it is most important to properly wear the
seat belts at all times, not only because this
is required by law in most countries, but also
for your safety ›››
page 61, Why wear a seat
belt?.
The airbag inflates in a matter of seconds, so
if you are not properly seated when the air-
bag is triggered, you may sustain fatal inju-
ries. Therefore, it is essential that all vehicle
occupants assume a correct sitting position
while travelling.
Sharp braking before an accident may cause
a passenger not wearing a seat belt to be
thrown forward into the area of the deploying
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Safety
●
The side and he a
d airbags are managed
through sensors located in the interior of the
front doors. To ensure the correct operation of
the side and curtain (head) airbags neither
the doors nor the door panels should be
modified in any way (e.g. fitting loudspeak-
ers). If the front door is damaged, the airbag
system may not work correctly. All work car-
ried out on the front door must be done in a
specialised workshop.
● In a side-on collision the side airbags will
not work
if the sensors do not correctly meas-
ure the pressure increase on the interior of
the doors, due to air escaping through the
areas with holes or openings in the door pan-
el.
● Never drive if the interior door panels have
been remov
ed or if the panels have not been
correctly fitted.
● Never drive the vehicle if the loudspeakers
in the door panels
have been removed, un-
less the holes left by the loudspeakers have
been closed properly.
● Always check that the openings are closed
or cov
ered if additional loudspeakers or other
equipment are fitted inside the door panels.
● Any work carried out to the doors should be
made in an authori
sed specialised workshop.Curtain airbags*
Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›

 page 15. WARNING
The airbag is deployed at high speed in frac-
tions of

a second.
● Do not obstruct the head-protection airbag
deployment
areas.
● Never secure objects over the curtain air-
bag co
ver or in its deployment area.
● Occupants of the front seats and rear side
seats
must never carry any other people, ani-
mals or objects in the deployment space be-
tween them and the airbags. Make sure that
all the vehicle occupants, including children,
observe this.
● The clothes hangers are intended only for
light artic
les of clothing. Do not leave any
heavy or sharp-edged objects in the pockets.
● Do not mount accessories on the doors.
● Use only sun blinds which have been ex-
pres
sly approved for use in your vehicle.
● Do not turn the sun blinds towards the win-
dows
if there are objects, e.g. pens or garage
remote controls, secured to them. Deactivating airbags
D e
activ

ation of front passenger front
airbag* Fig. 84
In the glove compartment: Switch for
activ atin
g and de

activating the front passen-
ger airbag Fig. 85
Centre side of dash panel: control
l amp f
or de

activated front passenger airbag
in centre console 70

Operation
Adjusting or disassembling the head
r e
s
traints Fig. 133
Adjusting and removing the head re-
s tr
aints. Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›

 page 12
Adjusting height (front seats)
– Press the button on the side and pull up-
ward

s to the desired position.
– To lower the head restraint, press the but-
ton and pu

sh head restraint downwards.
– Make sure that it engages securely into one
of its po

sitions.
Adjusting height (rear seats)
– Press the button on the side and pull up-
ward

s to the desired position.
– To lower the head restraint, press the but-
ton and pu

sh head restraint downwards. –
Make s
ure that the head restraint engages
securely in one of its positions ››› page 60.
Removing the head restraint – Push the head restraint up as far as it will
go.
– Pr

ess the button ›››
Fig. 133 (arrow).
– Pull head restraint out of fitting without re-
lea

sing the button.
Fitting the head restraint
– Insert the head restraint into the guides on
the corre

sponding backrest.
– Push head restraint down.
– Adjust the head restraint to suit body size
›››
page 60. WARNING
● Never driv e if

the head restraints have been
removed. Risk of injury.
● Never drive if the head restraints are in an
uns
uitable position (the lowest position) as
there is a risk of serious injury.
● After refitting the head restraint, you must
alwa
ys adjust it properly for height to achieve
optimal protection.
● Please observe the safety warnings in ›››
in Correct adjustment of front head restraints
on pag
e 60
. Note
● To fit and r

emove the rear head restraints,
gently tilt the seat backrest forwards.
● When fitting the head restraints again, in-
sert the t
ubes as far as possible into the
guides without pressing the button. Seat functions
Heat ed se

ats*  Fig. 134
Front seat heating switch. The front seat cushions and backrests can be
he
at
ed el

ectrically.
– Press the corresponding switch ›››
Fig. 134
to switch on the seat heating.
– Press once to connect the heating at maxi-
mum forc

e. The two LEDs illuminate
››› Fig. 134. After 15 minutes of high
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Seats and head restraints
intensity, the upper LED goes out, the sys-
t em i
s
deactivated for 2 minutes and is
then reactivated at low intensity (the lower
LED remains on permanently).
– Press the switch again to set the heating to
minimum forc

e. (The lower LED lights up).
– To disconnect the heating, press the switch
again. CAUTION
To avoid damaging the heating elements,
pl e

ase do not kneel on the seat or apply
sharp pressure at a single point to the seat
cushion and backrest. Note
The seats are only heated electrically when
the engine i s

running. Folding down the back seat
Fig. 135
Folding up the rear seat cushion. Fig. 136
Button for unlocking the rear back-
r e
s

t. Folding seat down
– Remove the head restraint ››
›
page 128.
– Pull the front edge of the seat cushion
›››
Fig. 135 1 upwards in the direction of
the arr o
w
. –
Lift the c
ushion 2 forwards in the direc-
tion of the arr
o
w.
– Pull the release button ›››
Fig. 136 in the di-
rection of the arrow and fold the backrest forwards.
– Insert the head restraints in the spaces on
the rear of

the seat cushion which are visi-
ble when the seat cushion is lowered.
Folding seat forward
– Remove the head restraints from the
spac

es in the seat cushion.
– Lift the backrest, and before securing it, re-
plac

e the head restraints in the seat cush-
ion, and then click the seat correctly onto
the locking rails.
– Once the backrest is locked, pull on the
central

seat belt or directly on the backrest
to check that the backrest has properly en-
gaged in position.
– Check that the position lever is in neutral
position.
– L

ower the cushion and push it backwards
below the seat
belt buckles.
– Press the front part of the cushion down-
ward

s.
On split rear seats*, the backrest and cush-
ion can be lowered and raised respectively in
two sections. »
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