35Airbag system
When the front airbags are triggered they fill the zones marked in red (de-
ployment area) ⇒ Fig. 17. Therefore, objects should never be placed or
mounted in these areas ⇒ , Factory-fitted accessories are outside the
range of the front airbag for the driver and the front passenger, e.g. the
baseplate for the mobile phone support.
The airbag covers fold out of the steering wheel or dash panel when the
driver and front passenger front airbags are triggered ⇒ Fig. 18. The airbag
covers remain connected to the steering wheel or the dash panel.
WARNING
The airbag is deployed at high speed in fractions of a second.
●Always keep the deployment areas of the front airbags free.
●Never secure objects to the covers or in the deployment area of the
airbag modules, e.g. drink holders or phone supports.
●The deployment space between the front passengers and the airbags
must not in any case be occupied by other passenger, pets and objects.
●Never fix any object to the windscreen above the front airbag on the
front passenger side.
●Do not alter, cover or stick anything to the steering wheel hub or the
surface of the airbag module on the passenger side of the dash panel.
WARNING
Front airbags are deployed in front of the steering wheel ⇒ Fig. 17 and
the dash panel ⇒ Fig. 18.
●When driving, always hold the steering wheel on the outer edge of
the ring with both hands: 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock position.
WARNING (Continued)
●Adjust the driver seat so that there is at least 25 cm distance between
your chest and the hub of the steering wheel. If your physical constitu-
tion prevents you from meeting these requirements, make sure you con-
tact a specialised workshop.
●Adjust the front passenger seat so there is as much distance as possi-
ble between the front passenger and the dash panel.
Types of front passenger front airbag systems
There are two different SEAT front passenger front airbag systems:
A B
Characteristics of the front passen-
ger front airbag that can only be dis-
abled in a specialised workshop.
Characteristics of the front passen-
ger front airbag that can be disabled
manually ⇒ page 36.
Name: airbag system Name: airbag system with front
passenger front airbag disabling.
Control lamp on the instrument
panel.
Control lamp on the instrument
panel.
Front passenger front airbag loca-
ted in the dash panel.
Front passenger front airbag loca-
ted in the dash panel.
PASSENGER AIR BAG control
lamp on the dash panel.
Key switch in the glove compart-
ment on the front passenger side of
the dash panel.
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