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& WARNING Risk of injury if the cover of the
head airbag is damaged
If the cover of a head airbag is damaged, the
head airbag may no longer function as inten-
ded and may even cause additional injuries if
deployed. In particular, the cover of the head
airbag can be damaged by people sitting on it
or by heavy objects.
Before commencing your journey, make
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sure that the head airbag covers are
undamaged. Have a damaged head air-
bag cover replaced immediately at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Never sit on the cover of the head air-
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bag.
Do not place heavy objects on the cover
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of the head airbag.
The head airbags are integrated into the beltline
of the doors (
page 48).
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& WARNING 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 shutoff 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.
& WARNING Risk of injury due to malfunc-
tioning sensors in the door
The function of the airbags can be impaired
due to modifications 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 qualified specialist
workshop.
Occupant safety
& WARNING Risk of injury due to deployed
airbag
A deployed airbag no longer offers any protec-
tion.
Have the vehicle towed to a qualified
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specialist workshop in order to have the
deployed airbag replaced.
Have deployed airbags replaced immediately.
Status of the front passenger front airbag
▌Function of the automatic front passenger air-
bag shutoff
The automatic front passenger airbag shutoff 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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