Mercedes-Benz G-Class Owner's Manual page 28

Occupant safety
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Airbags
Important safety notes
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WARNING
Airbags provide additional protection; they
are not, however, a substitute for seat belts.
Observe the following notes to reduce the risk
of serious or even fatal injury caused by airbag
deployment:
all vehicle occupants – in particular, preg-
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nant women – must wear their seat belt
correctly at all times and lean back against
the backrest, which should be positioned
as close to the vertical as possible. The
head restraint must support the back of the
head at about eye level.
always secure children less than 1.50 m tall
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and under 12 years of age in suitable child
restraint systems.
the driver and front passenger must select
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a seat position that is as far away from the
airbag as possible. The driver's seat posi-
tion must allow the vehicle to be driven
safely. The driver's chest should be as far
away from the centre of the driver's airbag
cover as possible.
move the front-passenger seat as far back
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as possible. This is especially important if
you have secured a child in a forward-facing
child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat.
a rearward-facing child restraint system
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must never be secured on the front-
passenger seat.
make sure there are no heavy or sharp-
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edged objects in the pockets of clothing.
do not lean forwards, e.g. over the cover of
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the driver's/front-passenger front airbag,
particularly when the vehicle is in motion.
do not put your feet on the dashboard.
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only hold the steering wheel on the outside.
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This allows the airbag to be fully deployed.
You could be injured if the airbag is
deployed and you are holding the inside of
the steering wheel.
do not lean on the doors from inside the
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vehicle.
make sure that there are no people, ani-
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mals or objects between the driver, front
passenger and the area where the airbags
are deployed.
do not place any objects between the seat
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backrest and the door.
do not hang any hard objects, e.g. coat
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hangers, on the grab handles or coat hooks.
do not attach accessories, e.g. cup holders,
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to the doors.
It is not possible to rule out a risk of injury
being caused by an airbag, due to the high
speed at which the airbag must be deployed.
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WARNING
If you modify the airbag covers or affix
objects, e.g. stickers to them, the airbags may
no longer function as intended. There is an
increased risk of injury.
Never modify the airbag covers and do not
affix any objects to them.
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WARNING
After the driver's airbag has been deployed,
the airbag parts are hot. There is a risk of
injury.
Do not touch the airbag parts. Have deployed
airbags replaced immediately at a qualified
specialist workshop.
i Have the vehicle towed to a qualified spe-
cialist workshop after the airbags have
been deployed.