Mercedes-Benz G-Class Owner's Manual page 29

If an airbag deploys, you will hear a bang and
a small amount of powder is released. Only in
rare cases will the bang affect your hearing.
The powder that is released generally does
not constitute a health hazard. The +
warning lamp lights up. If it is safe to do so:
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Leave the vehicle as soon as possible.
If you are unable to leave the vehicle:
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Open a window.
You will get fresh air and avoid breathing
difficulties.
Your vehicle is equipped with a driver's and
front-passenger's front airbag.
Airbag deployment slows down and restricts
the movement of the vehicle occupant.
The installation locations of the airbags can
be found in the "Front airbags" section
( Y page 27).
Front airbags
Driver's airbag : deploys in front of the
steering wheel; front-passenger front air-
bag ; deploys in front of and above the glove
compartment.
The front airbags increase protection for the
driver's and front-passenger's head, neck and
chest.
Occupant safety
They are deployed:
at the start of an accident with a high rate
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of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a
longitudinal direction
if the system determines that airbag
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deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
depending on whether the seat belt is being
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used
If the vehicle overturns, the front airbags are
generally not deployed. The front airbags are
deployed if the system detects high vehicle
deceleration in a longitudinal direction.
Seat belts
Important safety notes
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WARNING
A seat belt which is not worn correctly, or
which has not been engaged in the seat belt
buckle correctly, cannot provide the intended
level of protection. Under certain circumstan-
ces, this could cause severe or even fatal inju-
ries in the event of an accident.
Therefore, make sure that all occupants — in
particular, pregnant women — wear their seat
belts correctly at all times.
The seat belt must fit snugly on your body
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and must not be twisted.Therefore, avoid
wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a winter coat.
The shoulder section of the belt must be
routed across the centre of your shoulder
— on no account across your neck or under
your arm — and pulled tight against your
upper body. The lap belt must always pass
across your lap as low down as possible, i.e.
over your hip joints — not across your abdo-
men. If necessary, push the seat belt
slightly downwards and adjust it by pulling
it in the direction the seat belt retracts.
Do not route the seat belt strap over sharp
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or fragile objects. Please make sure that
such objects are not on or in your clothing,
e.g. spectacles, pens or keys etc. The seat
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