Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2020 Owner's Manual page 60

airbag unnecessary, the rear airbag can be disa‐
bled.
The rear airbags should be disabled in the follow‐
ing situations in particular:
A rearward-facing child restraint system is
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secured on the left or right rear seat.
The person in the rear seat, for example a
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child, cannot sit in the correct seat position.
Their feet and legs are potentially in the
deployment area of the rear airbag.
Due to the position of the front seats, an
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occupant's legs, for example, are in the
deployment area of the rear airbag.
Objects are stored behind the front seat
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which are in the deployment area of the rear
airbags.
You can disable or enable the rear airbag via the
multimedia system ( page 58).
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Function of the REAR SEAT AIR BAG indicator
lamps
l Left rear seat
k Right rear seat
When the ignition is switched on, a self-test is
performed during which the REAR SEAT AIR BAG
ON and OFF indicator lamps light up simultane‐
ously.
Occupant safety
After the self-test, the status of the rear airbag
for the left and right rear seat is displayed via
the REAR SEAT AIR BAG indicator lamps:
ON is lit: the rear airbag may deploy during
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an accident.
The indicator lamp goes out after approx‐
imately 60 seconds.
ON and OFF are off: the rear airbag may
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deploy during an accident.
OFF is lit: the rear airbag is disabled. It will
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then not be deployed in the event of an acci‐
dent.
If the REAR SEAT AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is
off, only the REAR SEAT AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp shows the status of the rear airbag. The
REAR SEAT AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp may be
lit continuously or be off.
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