Airbags - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon 2019 Operator's Manual

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Occupant safety
In the following cases, the seat belt warning
lights up during a journey if:
The vehicle speed exceeds 15 mph
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(25 km/h) and the driver's or front
passenger seat belt is not fastened.
The driver or front passenger unfastens their
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seat belt while the vehicle is in motion.

Airbags

Overview of airbags
1 Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3
Front passenger front airbag
4 Window curtain airbag
5 Side airbag
The installation location of an airbag is identified
by the airbag symbol.
When enabled, an airbag can provide additional
protection for the respective vehicle occupant.
Potential protection from each airbag:
AIRBAG Potential protection for:
Knee airbag Thigh, knee and lower leg
Driver's airbag, Head and ribcage
front passenger
front airbag
Window curtain Head
airbag
Side airbag Ribcage, also pelvis for
front seat occupants
The front passenger front airbag can only be
deployed in an accident if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator lamp is off. If the front
passenger seat is occupied, make sure, both
before and during the journey, that the status of
the front passenger front airbag is correct
( page 42).
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* NOTE Important points to remember if
the front passenger seat is unoccupied
In an accident, the components of the
restraint system may deploy unnecessarily
on the front passenger side if:
There are heavy objects on the front
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passenger seat.
The seat belt tongue is engaged in the
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seat belt buckle of the front passenger
seat and the front passenger seat is
unoccupied.
Stow objects in a suitable place.
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Only one person should use each seat
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belt at any one time.