Air Bags - Mercedes-Benz GLA Operator's Manual

Occupant safety
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Air bags

Introduction
The installation point of an air bag can be rec-
ognized by the AIR BAG symbol.
An air bag complements the correctly fas-
tened seat belt. It is no substitute for the seat
belt. The air bag provides additional protec-
tion in applicable accident situations.
Not all air bags are deployed in an accident.
The different air bag systems function inde-
pendently from one another (
However, no system available today can com-
pletely eliminate injuries and fatalities.
It is also not possible to rule out a risk of injury
caused by an air bag due to the high speed at
which the air bag must be deployed.
Important safety notes
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If you do not sit in the correct seat position,
the air bag cannot protect as intended and
could even cause additional injury when
deployed. This poses an increased risk of
injury or even fatal injury.
To avoid hazardous situations, always make
sure that all of the vehicle's occupants:
have fastened their seat belts correctly,
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including pregnant women
are sitting correctly and maintain the great-
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est possible distance to the air bags
follow the following instructions
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Always make sure that there are no objects
between the air bag and the vehicle's occu-
pants.
Adjust the seats properly before beginning
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your journey. Always make sure that the
seat is in an almost upright position. The
center of the head restraint must support
the head at about eye level.
Move the driver's and front-passenger
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seats as far back as possible. The driver's
seat position must allow the vehicle to be
driven safely.
Only hold the steering wheel on the out-
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side. This allows the air bag to be fully
deployed.
Always lean against the backrest while driv-
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ing. Do not lean forwards or lean against
the door or side window. You may other-
wise be in the deployment area of the air
bags.
Always keep your feet in the footwell in
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front of the seat. Do not put your feet on the
dashboard, for example. Your feet may oth-
erwise be in the deployment area of the air
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bag.
For this reason, always secure persons less
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than 5 ft (1.50 m) tall in suitable restraint
systems. Up to this height, the seat belt
cannot be worn correctly.
If a child is traveling in your vehicle, also
observe the following notes:
Always secure children under 12 years of
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age and less than 5 ft (1.50 m) in height in
suitable child restraint systems.
Child restraint systems should be installed
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on the rear seats.
Only secure a child in a rearward-facing
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child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat when the front-passenger
front air bag is deactivated. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is
permanently lit, the front-passenger front
air bag is deactivated (
Always observe the instructions and safety
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notes on the "Occupant Classification Sys-
tem (OCS)" (
in the vehicle" (
the child restraint system manufacturer's
installation instructions.
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page 51) and on "Children
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page 58) in addition to
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