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owners manual Skoda Octavia - year of production: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - Skoda Octavia I 1 owners manual EN
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20A5Facelift.book Page 179 Saturday, September 6, 2008 2:13 PM
Airbag system179
Important safety information on the side airbag WARNING (continued)
Correct use of the airbag system considerably reduces the risk of • In the event of a side collision, the side airbags will not function properly,
injury! if the sensors cannot measure the increasing air pressure inside the doors,
because the air can escape through large, non-sealed openings in the door
WARNING panel.
• It is essential to always switch off ⇒page181, “Deactivating an airbag” − Never drive with removed inner door panels.
the front passenger airbag when attaching a child safety seat on the front − Never drive, if parts of the inner door panel have been removed and
passenger seat where the child is seated with its back facing in direction of the remaining openings have not been properly sealed.
travel (in some countries also when the child is facing the direction of travel). − Never drive, if the loudspeakers in the doors have been removed, only
If this is not done, there is a risk of the child suffering severe or even fatal if the loudspeaker openings have been properly sealed.
injuries if the front passenger airbag is deployed. In certain countries − Always make sure that the openings are covered or filled, if additional
national legal provisions also require that the side or head passenger loudspeakers or other equipment parts are installed in the inner door
airbags be deactivated. When transporting a child on the front passenger panels.
seat, please comply with the appropri ate national regulations regarding the − Always work with a Škoda dealer or have it carried out by a competent
use of child safety seats. specialist workshop.
• Your head should never be positioned in the deployment area of the side • Only hang light items of clothing on the clothes hooks to the vehicle.
airbag. You might suffer severe injuries in the event of an accident. This Never leave any heavy or sharp-edged objects in the pockets of the items of
applies in particular to children who are transported without using a suit-clothing.
able child safety seat ⇒page186, “Child safety and side airbag*”.• Ensure that there are no excessive forces, such as violent knocks, kicks
• If children adopt an incorrect seated position when travelling, they may etc., impact on the backrests of the seats otherwise the system may be
be exposed to an increased risk of injury in the event of an accident. This can damaged. The side airbags would not be deployed in such a case!
result in serious injuries ⇒page184, “What you should know about trans-• Any seat or protective covers which you fit to the driver or front
porting children!”.
• There must not be any further persons, animals as well as objects posi-passenger seats must only be of the type expressly authorized by Škoda
tioned between the occupants and the de ployment area of the airbag. There Auto. In view of the fact that the airbag inflates out of the backrest of the
must also be no accessories such as cup holders, attached to the doors to seat, use of non-approved seat or protective covers would considerably
enable the side airbags to activate properly. impair the protective function of the side airbag.
• The airbag control unit operates together with the pressure sensors, • Any damage to the original seat covers in the area of the side airbag
which are attached in the front doors. For this reason no adjustments must module must be repaired without delay by your specialist garage.
be carried out at the doors as well as at the door panels (for example addi-• The airbag modules in the front seats must not display any damage,
tional installation of loudspeakers). Resulting damages can have a negative cracks or deep scratches. It is not permissible to use force in order to open
affect on the operation of the airbag system. All work on the front doors and the modules.
their panels must only be carried out by a specialist garage.
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