Mercedes-Benz GLK 300 4MATIC 2012 Owner's Manual page 59

Children in the vehicle
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The front-passenger airbag is not disabled:
on vehicles without automatic child seat
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recognition on the front-passenger seat
in vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
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ognition in the front-passenger seat, if no
special child restraint system with trans-
ponders for automatic child seat recogni-
tion in the front-passenger seat has been
fitted
on vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
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ognition on the front-passenger seat, if the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp
4 is not lit.
To make you aware of this danger, a corre-
sponding warning sticker has been affixed on
the dashboard and on both sides of the sun
visor on the front-passenger side.
Information about recommended child
restraint systems is available at any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Do not use a rearward-facing child restraint
system for a child on a seat which is already
protected by an airbag.
Automatic child seat recognition on the
front-passenger seat
If your vehicle does not have automatic child
seat recognition
seat, this is indicated by a special sticker. The
sticker is affixed to the side of the dashboard
on the front-passenger side. The sticker is
1 Vehicles without automatic child seat recognition on the front-passenger seat: if you turn the key to position
2 in the ignition lock, the 4 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp lights up briefly but has no function.
It does not indicate that there is automatic child seat recognition on the front-passenger seat.
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on the front-passenger
visible when you open the front-passenger
door.
The front-passenger seat sensor system for
child restraint systems detects whether a
special Mercedes-Benz child seat with a
transponder for automatic child seat recog-
nition has been fitted. In this case,
4 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp :
lights up. The front-passenger front airbag is
disabled.
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WARNING
If the 4 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indica-
tor lamp does not light up when the child
restraint system is fitted, the front-passenger
airbag has not been disabled. If the front-
passenger airbag deploys, the child could be
seriously or even fatally injured.
Proceed as follows:
do not use a rearward-facing child restraint
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system on the front-passenger seat.
fit a rearward-facing child restraint system
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on a suitable rear seat.
or
only use a forward-facing child restraint
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system on the front-passenger seat and
move the front-passenger seat to the rear-
most position.
have the automatic child seat recognition
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checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
To ensure that the automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat func-