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FIAT Punto Classic User Manual

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CORRECT USE OF THE CAR

W

ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

DASHBOARD

AND

CONTROLS

SAFETY DEVICES

MANUALLY DEACTIVATING PASSENGER’S FRONT
AIR BAG (where required)

Should it be absolutely necessary to carry a child on the front seat, the
passenger’s air bag on the car can be deactivated.

Deactivation/reactivation takes place with ignition key at STOP and
operating it in the special key switch on the right-hand side of the
dashboard. You can reach the switch only if the door is opened.

When the door is open, the key can be inserted and removed in both
positions.

IMPORTANT Operate the switch only when the engine is not running
and the ignition key is removed.

The key-operated switch has two positions:

Passenger’s front air bag activated (ON position

P

): warning light

F

on instrument cluster off; it is absolutely prohibited to carry a

child on the front seat.

Passenger’s front air bag deactivated (OFF position

F

): warning light

F

on instrument cluster on; it is possible to carry a child protected

by special restraint system on the front seat.

The warning light

F

on the cluster stays on permanently until the

passenger’s air bag is reactivated.

Deactivation of the passenger’s front air bag does not inhibit operation of
the side air bag.

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