Alfa Romeo 159 オーナーマニュアル

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ARNING 

LIGHTS AND 

MESSAGES

IN AN 

EMERGENCY

CAR 

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL 

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

CORRECT USE 

OF THE CAR

DASHBOARD

AND 

CONTROLS

MANUAL DEACTIVATION (for versions/markets, where provided) 
OF PASSENGER’S FRONT AIR BAG , KNEES AIR BAG 
(for versions/markets, where provided)
AND PASSENGER’S FRONT SIDE BAG

DRIVER’S AND
PASSENGER’S KNEES 
AIR BAG (for versions/markets,
where provided)

Knees air bag consists of an instant-in-
flating cushion housed into a special
compartment provided for the purpose
under the steering wheel for the driver
fig. 16 and into the lower part of the
dashboard for the passenger 

fig. 17,

to give further protection in the event of
frontal crash.

A0E0092m

fig. 17

A0E0079m

fig. 16

Should it be absolutely necessary to car-
ry a child on the front seat, the pas-
senger’s front air bag, knees air bag (for
versions/markets, where provided) and
the side bag can be deactivated. Deac-
tivation/activation shall be performed
(with key removed from ignition device)
using the key switch set on the right side
of dashboard 

fig. 18. You can reach

the switch only if the door is opened.
When the door is open, the metal insert
of the key can be inserted and removed
in both positions.

IMPORTANT Operate the switch on-
ly when the engine is not running and
the ignition key is removed.
The key-operated switch has two posi-
tions:
❒ passenger's front air bag and knees

air bag (for versions/markets, where
provided) and side bag activated
(

ON position 

P): warning light F

on front ceiling light panel off; it is
absolutely prohibited to carry a child
on the front seat;

A0E0062m

fig. 18

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