Airbags - Mercedes-Benz CLA Owner's Manual

Airbags

Overview of airbags
1 Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passenger front airbag
4 Window airbag
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Side impact 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 airbag Head
Side impact air‐ Ribcage and pelvis
bag
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observe the notes in
the Supplement. Otherwise, you may fail to rec‐
ognise dangers.
& WARNING Risk of injury or fatal injuries
if the front passenger airbag is enabled
If the front passenger front airbag is enabled,
a child on the front passenger seat may be
struck by the front passenger airbag during
an accident.
Occupant safety
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.
When fitting a child restraint system to the front
passenger seat, observe the vehicle-specific
information ( page 71). Also, always observe
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the notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing
child restraint systems on the front passenger
seat.
Vehicles with automatic front passenger
front airbag shutoff:
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 46).
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