Panamera

f If emergency or other serious conditions
require a child to be placed in the front seat,
exercise extreme caution and defensive
driving of your vehicle.
Child restraint system for up to one-year old
children
If the child restraint system must be fastened to
the passenger’s seat in exceptional cases:
– When an up to one-year old child is seated
in the child restraint system, the front air bag
is automatically deactivated on the passenger
side.
f Make sure that the “PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF”
indicator lamp lights up.
f Adjust the passenger’s seat as far away from
the air bag as possible.
54 Seats, Mirrors and Steering Wheel
Danger!
Risk of serious personal injury or death due
to the passenger air bag triggering unintentionally.
When the ignition is on and the up to oneyear
old child is seated in the child restraint
system on the passenger seat the indicator
lamp “PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” must be
on.
If the “PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” indicator
lamp does not light up, it could indicate a
fault in the system.
In this case:
f Fasten the child restraint system on one of the
rear seats immediately.
f Have the fault remedied at your nearest
authorized Porsche dealer.
Child restraint system for children older than
one year
Your vehicle is equipped with occupant sensing for
the passenger's seat in accordance with
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208.
Depending on the weight acting on the
passenger's seat, the passenger's air bag will
automatically be switched on or off.
f In case of doubt, fasten the child restraint
system on one of the rear seats.
Small adult passengers
f Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp does not light up.
Danger!
Risk of serious or mortal injury due to the
passenger air bag not triggering.
When the ignition is on and the small adult
passenger is seated on the passenger seat,
the indicator lamp “PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF” must be off.
If the “PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” indicator
lamp lights up, it could indicate a fault in the
system.
In this case:
f Fasten the child restraint system on one of the
rear seats immediately.
f Have the fault remedied at your nearest
authorized Porsche dealer.