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Occupant safety

Releasing seat belts

The driver or front passenger unfastens their

seat belt while the vehicle is in motion.

The installation location of an airbag is identiꢀed

by the AIRBAG symbol.

When enabled, an airbag can provide additional

protection for the respective vehicle occupant.

Press the release button in the seat belt

buckle and guide the seat belt back with the

seat belt tongue.

Airbags

Overview of airbags

Potential protection provided by each airbag:

Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lower leg

Seat belt warning function for the driver and front

passenger

Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head

and ribcage

The ü seat belt warning lamp in the Instru-

ment Display is a reminder that all vehicle occu-

pants must wear their seat belts correctly.

The ü seat belt warning lamp lights up for six

seconds every time the vehicle is started.

Side airbag: ribcage, also pelvis for front seat

occupants

Window curtain airbag: head

NOTE Mercedes-AMG vehicles

In addition, a warning tone may sound.

Observe the notes in the Supplement.

You could otherwise fail to recognize

dangers.

When the driver's and front passenger's doors are

closed and the driver and front passenger have

fastened their seat belts, the seat belt warning

goes out.

In the following cases, the seat belt warning lights

up during a journey if:

Driver's knee airbag

Driver's airbag

Front passenger airbag

Front passenger knee airbag

Window curtain airbag

Side airbag

WARNING Risk of injury or death if the co-

driver airbag is enabled

The vehicle speed exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h)

and the driver's or front passenger seat belt is

not fastened.

If the co-driver airbag is enabled, a child on

the co-driver seat may be struck by the co-

driver airbag during an accident.

Occupant safety

Protective capacity of the airbags

NEVER use a rearward-facing child restraint

system on a seat with an ENABLED FRONT

AIRBAG; DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the

CHILD can occur.

NOTE Deployment of components of the

restraint system when the front passenger

seat is unoccupied

Depending on the accident situation, an airbag

may supplement the protection oꢁered by a cor-

rectly fastened seat belt.

In an accident, the components of the

restraint system may deploy unnecessarily on

the front passenger side if:

When installing a child restraint system on the

front passenger seat, observe the vehicle-speciꢀc

information (/ page 59). Also, always observe

the notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing

child restraint systems on the front passenger

seat.

WARNING Risk of injury or death due to

an incorrect seat position

There are heavy objects on the front

passenger seat.

The seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat

belt buckle of the front passenger seat and

the front passenger seat is unoccupied.

If you deviate from the correct seat position,

the airbag cannot perform its intended protec-

tive function.

Each vehicle occupant must make sure of the

following:

IInnfformation on automatic front passenger airbag

shutoꢁ

Store objects in a suitable place.

Only one person should use each seat

belt at any one time.

Fasten seat belts correctly. Pregnant

The front passenger airbag can only be deployed

in an accident if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp is oꢁ. If the front passenger seat is

occupied, make sure, both before and during the

journey, that the status of the front passenger air-

bag is correct (/ page 45).

women must take particular care to ensure

that the lap belt never lies across the

abdomen.

Depending on the detected accident situation, the

window curtain airbag on the front passenger side

may deploy. The airbag is deployed regardless of

whether the front passenger seat is occupied.

Adopt the correct seat position and keep

as far away as possible from the airbags.

Observe the following information.

Always make sure that there are no

objects between the airbag and vehicle

occupant.

Occupant safety

To avoid the risks resulting from the deployment

of an airbag, each vehicle occupant must observe

the following information in particular:

Always store and secure objects correctly.

There are no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile

objects in the pockets of your clothing. Store

such objects in a suitable place.

Objects in the vehicle interior may prevent an air-

bag from functioning correctly. Each vehicle occu-

pant must always make sure of the following in

particular:

Before starting your journey, adjust your seat

correctly; the driver's seat and front

passenger seat should be moved as far back

as possible.

Limitations of thee prrotection provided by airbags

There are no people, animals or objects

between the vehicle occupants and an airbag.

There are no objects between the seat, door

and door pillar (B-pillar).

There are no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers,

hanging on the grab handles or coat hooks.

WARNING Risk of injury due to modiꢀca-

tions to the cover of an airbag

When doing so, always observe the informa-

tion on the correct driver's seat position

(/ page 89).

If you modify the cover of an airbag or aꢃx

objects such as stickers to it, the airbag may

no longer function correctly.

Only hold the steering wheel by the steering

wheel rim. This allows the airbag to be fully

Never modify the cover of an airbag and

do not aꢃx objects to it.

There are no accessory parts, such as mobile

deployed.

navigation devices, mobile phones or cup

holders, within the deployment area of an air-

bag, e.g. on the cockpit, on the door, on the

side window or on the side trim.

Always lean against the seat backrest when

the vehicle is in motion. Do not lean forwards

or against the door or side window. You may

otherwise be in the deployment area of the

airbags.

The installation location of an airbag is identiꢀed

by the AIRBAG symbol (/ page 41).

In addition, no connecting cables, tensioning

straps or retaining straps must be routed or

attached to the vehicle within the deployment

area of an airbag. Always comply with the

accessory manufacturer's installation instruc-

tions and, in particular, the notes on suitable

places for installation.

WARNING Risk of injury or death due to

the use of unsuitable seat covers

The occupants must always keep their feet on

the ꢂoor. Do not put your feet on the cockpit,

for example. Your feet may otherwise be in the

deployment area of the airbag.

Due to unsuitable seat covers, the airbags

cannot protect vehicle occupants as intended.

If children are traveling in the vehicle, observe

the additional notes (/ page 50).

Occupant safety

In addition, the operation of the automatic

front passenger airbag shutoꢁ could be

restricted.

Have the vehicle towed to a qualiꢀed

specialist workshop in order to have the

deployed airbag replaced.

When the co-driver seat is occupied,

make sure that no objects are trapped

under the co-driver seat.

You should only use seat covers that

have been approved for the correspond-

ing seats by Mercedes-Benz.

Have deployed airbags replaced immediately.

When installing a child restraint system on the

front passenger seat, observe the vehicle-speciꢀc

information (/ page 59). Also, always observe

the notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing

child restraint systems on the front passenger

seat (/ page 59).

Status of the front passenger front airbag

WARNING Risk of injury due to malfunc-

tioning sensors in the door

Function of the automatic front passenger airbag

shutoꢁ

The automatic front passenger airbag shutoꢁ is

able to detect whether the front passenger seat is

occupied by a person or a child restraint system.

The front passenger airbag and front passenger

knee airbag are enabled or disabled accordingly.

The function of the airbags can be impaired

due to modiꢀcations or incorrect work per-

formed on the doors or door trim, or if the

doors are damaged.

A person on the front passenger seat must

observe the following information:

Fasten seat belts correctly (/ page 37).

Sit in an almost upright seat position with their

back against the seat backrest.

Never modify the doors or parts of the

doors.

WARNING Risk of injury or death due to

objects under the co-driver seat

Sit with their feet resting on the ꢂoor, if possi-

ble.

Always have work on the doors or door

trim carried out at a qualiꢀed specialist

workshop.

Objects trapped under the co-driver seat can

interfere with the function of the automatic

co-driver airbag shutoꢁ or damage the system.

The front passenger airbag may otherwise be dis-

abled by mistake, for example, in the following sit-

uations:

WARNING Risk of injury due to deployed

airbag

Do not store any objects under the co-

driver seat.

The front passenger transfers their weight by

supporting themselves on a vehicle armrest.

A deployed airbag no longer oꢁers any protec-

tion.

Occupant safety

The front passenger sits in such a way that

their weight is raised from the seat surface.

Function of the PASSENGEERR AIIRR BAG indicator

lamps

Both before and during the journey,

ensure that the status of the front

passenger airbag is correct.

WARNING Risk of injury or death due to a

disabled front passenger airbag

If the front passenger seat is occupied, the classi-

ꢀcation of the person or child restraint system on

the front passenger seat takes place aꢄer the

front passenger airbag shutoꢁ self-test. The

PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps display the

status of the front passenger airbag.

Always observe the notes on the function of the

PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps

(/ page 45).

The front passenger airbag is disabled when

the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp

is lit.

A person in the front passenger seat could

then, for example, come into contact with the

vehicle interior, especially if the person is sit-

ting too close to the cockpit.

If the front passenger seat is occupied, always

ensure that:

The classiꢀcation of the person in the front

passenger seat is correct and the front

passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in

accordance with the person in the front

passenger seat.

Self-test of automatic front passenger airbag shut-

oꢁ

When the vehicle is switched on, a self-test is per-

formed during which the two PASSENGER AIR

BAG ON and OFF indicator lamps light up simulta-

neously.

The front passenger seat has been moved

as far back as possible.

The person is seated correctly.

Occupant safety

The status of the front passenger airbag is dis-

played via the PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator

lamps aꢄer the self-test:

shutoꢁ checked and repaired immediately at a

qualiꢀed specialist workshop.

Always ensure that the co-driver airbag is

disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp must be lit.

NEVER use a rearward-facing child

restraint system on a seat with an ENA-

BLED FRONT AIRBAG; DEATH or SERI-

OUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.

Status display

ON is lit: the front passenger airbag may

deploy during an accident.

If the front passenger seat is occupied, ensure,

both before and during the journey, that the sta-

tus of the front passenger airbag is correct for the

current situation.

The indicator lamp goes out aꢄer 60 seconds.

ON and OFF are not lit: the front passenger

airbag may deploy during an accident.

Aꢄer installing a rearward-facing child restraint

system on the front passenger seat:: PASSENGER

AIR BAG OFF must be lit continuously.

When installing a child restraint system on the

front passenger seat, observe the vehicle-speciꢀc

information (/ page 59).

Depending on the child restraint system and the

stature of the child, the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp may be oꢁ. In this case, do not

install the rearward-facing child restraint system

on the front passenger seat.

OOFFFF is lit: the front passenger airbag is disa-

bled. It will then not be deployed in the event

of an accident.

WARNING Risk of injury or fatal injury

If the PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is

oꢁ, only the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp shows the status of the front passenger air-

bag. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp

may be lit continuously or be oꢁ.

If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp

and the 6 restraint system warning lamp light

up simultaneously, the front passenger seat may

not be used. Also in this case, do not install a

child restraint system on the front passenger

seat. Have the automatic front passenger airbag

when using a rearward-facing child

restraint system while the co-driver airbag

is enabled

If you secure a child in a rearward-facing child

restraint system on the co-driver seat and the

PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is

oꢁ, the co-driver airbag can deploy in the

event of an accident.

Instead, install the rearward-facing child restraint

system on a suitable rear seat.

Aꢄer installing a forward-facing child restraint sys-

tem on the front passenger seat:: depending on

the child restraint system and the stature of the

child, PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF may be lit contin-

uously or be oꢁ. Always observe the following

information.

The child could be struck by the airbag.

Occupant safety

If the front passenger seat is occupied by a

person of smaller stature (e.g. a teenager or

small adult), the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp is either lit continuously or

adjust the seat belt outlet and the front

passenger seat accordingly.

Always comply with the child restraint

system manufacturer's installation

instructions.

WARNING Risk of injury or death due to

incorrect positioning of the forward-facing

child restraint system

If you secure a child in a forward-facing child

restraint system on the front passenger seat

that is positioned too close to the cockpit, in

the event of an accident, the child could:

remains oꢁ, depending on the classiꢀcation.

If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp is oꢁ: move the front passenger seat

as far back as possible, or the person of

smaller stature should use a rear seat.

When installing a child restraint system on the

front passenger seat, observe the vehicle-speciꢀc

information (/ page 59).

If a person is sitting on the front passenger seat::

PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF may be lit continuously

or be oꢁ, depending on the person's stature.

come into contact with the vehicle interior

if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp is lit, for example

lamp is lit continuously: the person of

smaller stature should not use the front

passenger seat.

be struck by the airbag if the PASSENGER

AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is oꢁ.

A person on the front passenger seat must always

observe the following information:

Always move the front passenger seat as

WARNING Risk of injury or death when

the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp is lit

far back as possible and fully retract the

seat cushion length adjustment. While

doing so, always make sure that the

shoulder belt strap is correctly routed

from the seat belt outlet of the vehicle to

the shoulder belt guide on the child

restraint system. The shoulder belt strap

must be routed forwards and downwards

from the seat belt outlet. If necessary,

If the front passenger seat is occupied by an

adult or a person with a stature corresponding

to that of an adult, the PASSENGER AIR BAG

OFF indicator lamp must be oꢁ. This indicates

that the front passenger airbag is enabled.

If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp remains lit aꢄer the self-test, the front

passenger airbag is disabled.

If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp is lit continuously, an adult or person

with a build corresponding to that of an adult

must not use the front passenger seat.

Instead, they should use a rear seat.

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