Passenger airbag

Updated 08/06/2023

To supplement the protection afforded by the seatbelt on the passenger side, the car is equipped with an airbag.

The airbag is folded up into a compartment above the glovebox. Its cover panel is marked AIRBAG.

P3-1246-S60/V60 Passengerside airbag i facia, LHD — Location of the front passenger airbag in a left-hand drive car.

P3-1246-S60/V60 Passengerside airbag i facia, RHD — Location of the front passenger airbag in a right-hand drive car.

Warning

The seatbelts and airbags interact. If the belt is not used or is used incorrectly, this may diminish the protection provided by the airbag in the event of a collision.

To minimise the risk of injury if the airbag deploys, passengers must sit as upright as possible with their feet on the floor and backs against the backrest. Seatbelts must be secured.

Warning

Do not put objects in front of or above the dashboard where the passenger airbag is located.

Warning

Never place a child in a child seat or on a booster cushion in the front seat if the airbag is activated.

Never allow anybody to stand or sit in front of the front passenger seat.

No one shorter than 140 cm should ever sit in the front passenger seat if the airbag is activated.

Failure to follow the advice given above can endanger life.

Switch - PACOS*

The front passenger airbag can be deactivated if the car is equipped with a switch, PACOS (Passenger Airbag Cut Off Switch).

Warning

Activated airbag (passenger seat):

Never place a child in a child seat or on a booster cushion on the front passenger seat when the airbag is activated. This applies to everyone shorter than 140 cm.

Deactivated airbag (passenger seat):

No one taller than 140 cm should ever sit in the front passenger seat when the airbag is deactivated.

Failure to follow the advice given above can endanger life.

Warning

If the car is equipped with a front passenger airbag, but does not have a PACOS switch (Passenger Airbag Cut Off Switch), then the airbag will always be activated.