Mercedes-Benz B-Class Owner's Manual page 58

The installation location of an airbag is identi ed
by the AIRBAG symbol ( page 52).
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Objects in the deployment area of an airbag may
prevent the airbag from functioning correctly.
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ARNING Risk of injury from objects in
the deployment area of an airbag
Objects in the deployment area of an airbag
can hinder or prevent the correct deployment
of the airbag.
The airbag may then deploy in an uncontrolled
manner and may even cause additional inju-
ries to the vehicle occupants by deploying.
This may be the case in particular if the airbag
is integrated into the seat.
Always stow and secure objects cor-
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rectly.
Before commencing your journey, make
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sure that no objects are stowed in the
deployment area of an airbag.
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ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
the use of unsuitable seat covers
Due to unsuitable seat covers, the airbags
cannot protect vehicle occupants as intended.
In addition, the operation of the automatic
front passenger airbag shuto could be
restricted.
You should only use seat covers that
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have been approved for the correspond-
ing seats by Mercedes-Benz.
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ARNING Risk of injury due to malfunc-
tioning sensors in the door
The function of the airbags can be impaired
due to modi cations or incorrect work per-
formed on the doors or door trim, or if the
doors are damaged.
Never modify the doors or parts of the
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doors.
Always have work on the doors or door
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trim carried out at a quali ed specialist
workshop.
Occupant safety
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ARNING Risk of injury due to deployed
airbag
A deployed airbag no longer o ers any protec-
tion.
Have the vehicle towed to a quali ed
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specialist workshop in order to have the
deployed airbag replaced.
Have deployed airbags replaced immediately.
S S t t atus of t atus of the fr he front passeng ont passenger fr er front airbag ont airbag
F F unction of t unction of the aut he automatic fr omatic front passeng ont passenger airbag
shut shuto o
The automatic front passenger airbag shuto is
able to detect whether the front passenger seat is
occupied by a person or a child restraint system.
The front passenger airbag is enabled or disabled
accordingly.
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