Sensor-controlled passenger airbag status
The vehicle determines whether the front passenger airbag should be enabled or disabled. This requires that the seat is used as Polestar intended. Follow all available recommendations about proper seating and use.
Warning
Note
NHTSA child seating recommendations
Polestar follows NHTSA recommendations and recommends that ALL children up to and including 12 years of age sit in the rear seat and be restrained in a suitable manner appropriate to their height and weight. This is strongly recommended for children in rearward-facing child restraints.
Conditions for enabled and disabled airbag
The front passenger airbag status depends on the sensor reading of the occupant's presence and classification.
| Classification of passenger in front passenger seat | Front passenger airbag status |
|---|---|
| Classified as an adult person. | Enabled |
| Classified as a child in a forward-facing child restraint. | Enabled or disabled depending on several parameters that determine the most suitable status |
| Classified as a child in a rearward-facing child restraint. | Disabled |
| Classified as empty. | Disabled |
Pay close attention to the airbag status in the overhead console. When the passenger airbag is enabled, this is communicated with a symbol and the text PASSENGER AIRBAG ON.
When the passenger airbag is disabled, this is communicated with a symbol and the text PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF.
Safe and correct use
Warning
- Do not place any objects that add to the total weight on the seat when it is occupied.
- Do not use the seat belt in a way that exerts more pressure on the passenger than normal.
- The full weight of the front-seat passenger should always be on the seat cushion. The passenger should never lift themselves off the seat cushion using the armrest in the door or the center console, by pressing their feet on the floor, by sitting on the edge of the seat cushion or by pressing against the backrest in a way that reduces pressure on the seat cushion.
- Never wrap the seat belt around an object on the front passenger's seat.
- Do not place any object around or under the front passenger's seat in such a way that jamming, pressing or squeezing occurs between the object and the front seat.