Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2014 Owner's Manual page 57

Occupant safety
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In the event of a side impact, the windowbag
is deployed on the side on which the impact
occurs.
If the system determines that they can offer
additional protection to that provided by the
seat belt, a windowbag may be deployed in
other accident situations (
Automatic front-passenger front air-
bag deactivation
Introduction
In order to recognise a child restraint system
on the front-passenger seat, the automatic
front-passenger front airbag deactivation sys-
tem categorises the person in the front-
passenger seat. Depending on that result, the
front-passenger front airbag is either enabled
or disabled. If a rearward-facing child
restraint system is fitted to the front-
passenger seat, the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp must light up after the
system self-test and remain lit. The front-
passenger front airbag is disabled.
The system does not disable:
the sidebag
R
the windowbag
R
the seat belt tensioner
R
Make sure that your vehicle is equipped with
the automatic front-passenger front airbag
deactivation system (
not the case, always fit the child restraint sys-
tem on a suitable rear seat (
If it is absolutely necessary to install a child
restraint system on the front-passenger seat,
be sure to observe the correct positioning of
the child restraint system. Never place
objects under or behind the child restraint
system, e.g. cushions. Fully retract the seat
cushion length. The entire base of the child
restraint system must always rest on the seat
cushion of the front-passenger seat. The
backrest of the forwards-facing child restraint
system must, as far as possible, be resting on
the backrest of the front-passenger seat. The
page 60).
Y
page 66). If this is
Y
page 68).
Y
child restraint system must not touch the roof
or be put under strain by the head restraint.
Adjust the angle of the seat backrest and the
head restraint position accordingly. Only then
is the correct function of the automatic front-
passenger front airbag deactivation system
guaranteed. Always observe the information
on suitable positioning of the child restraint
system ( page 68) in addition to the child
Y
restraint system manufacturer's installation
instructions.
Operation of automatic front-passenger
front airbag deactivation
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp
:
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
;
The indicator lamps inform you whether the
front-passenger front airbag is disabled or
enabled.
Press the Start/Stop button once or twice,
X
or turn the key to position 1 or 2 in the
ignition lock.
The system carries out a self-diagnosis.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF and
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamps
must light up simultaneously for approx-
imately six seconds.
The indicator lamps display the status of the
front-passenger front airbag.
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON : lights up: the
R
front-passenger front airbag is enabled. If,
in the case of an accident, all deployment