Useful Information; Panic Alarm; Introduction To The Restraint Sys Tem - Mercedes-Benz 2016 GL Operator's Manual

Occupant safety
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Useful information

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This Operator's Manual describes all
models and all standard and optional equip-
ment of your vehicle available at the time of
publication of the Operator's Manual.
Country-specific differences are possible.
Please note that your vehicle may not be
equipped with all features described. This
also applies to safety-related systems and
functions.
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Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops (

Panic alarm

To activate: press ! button : for at
X
least one second.
A visual and audible alarm is triggered if the
alarm system is armed.
To deactivate: press ! button :
X
again.
or
Insert the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
X
or
Press the KEYLESS-GO Start/Stop button.
X
The KEYLESS-GO key must be in the vehi-
cle.
page 29).
Y
Occupant safety
Introduction to the restraint system
The restraint system can reduce the risk of
vehicle occupants coming into contact with
parts of the vehicle's interior in the event of
an accident. The restraint system can also
reduce the forces to which vehicle occupants
are subjected during an accident.
The restraint system comprises:
Seat belt system
R
Air bags
R
Child restraint system
R
Child seat securing systems
R
The components of the restraint system work
in conjunction with each other. They can only
deploy their protective function if, at all times,
all vehicle occupants:
have fastened their seat belts correctly
R
( page 47)
Y
have adjusted their seat and head restraint
R
properly ( page 109).
Y
As the driver, you also have to make sure that
the steering wheel is adjusted correctly.
Observe the information relating to the cor-
rect driver's seat position (
You also have to make sure that an air bag can
inflate properly if deployed (
An air bag supplements a correctly worn seat
belt. As an additional safety device, the air
bag increases the level of protection for vehi-
cle occupants in the event of an accident. For
example, if, in the event of an accident, the
protection offered by the seat belt is suffi-
cient, the air bags are not deployed. When an
accident occurs, only the air bags that
increase protection in that particular accident
situation are deployed. However, seat belts
and air bags generally do not protect against
objects penetrating the vehicle from the out-
side.
Information on restraint system operation
can be found under "Triggering of the Emer-
gency Tensioning Devices and air bags"
( page 58).
Y
page 108).
Y
page 50).
Y