Additional Safety Precautions - Passenger Occupant Detection System Deactivation, Market-Specific
WARNING:
- After every repair on the passenger seat in which the seat cover, for example, was "replaced", a basic setting for the Passenger Occupant Detection System Control Module -J706- must be performed using the :Vehicle Diagnostic Tester .
- Passenger occupant detection system must not come in contact with grease.
- There is the danger that the passenger occupant detection system components may be damaged by sharp objects when working on the seat. It is necessary to avoid this danger.
- Make sure the seat cushion and the seat cover are installed correctly.
- Replace all upholstery clips. Make sure the seat cushion is positioned correctly.
- Basic setting of the system is only possible between temperatures of 0 °C and +40 °C (32 °F and 104 °F).
- Make sure that no objects are placed on the seat when performing the basic setting.
- Using a seat cover or placing a cushion on the seat will impair the passenger occupant detection system as well as the effectiveness of the airbag system.