Front Air Bags - Mercedes-Benz 2016 Sprinter Operator's Manual

Occupant safety
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must be such that the vehicle can be driven
safely.
Keep hands on the outside of the steering
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wheel rim. This allows the air bag to deploy
fully.
Always sit with your back against the seat
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backrest when driving. Do not lean forward,
on the door or against the side window. Oth-
erwise, you are in the air bag deployment
area.
Always keep your feet in the footwell in front
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of the seat. Do not, for example, place your
feet on the dashboard. Otherwise, your feet
are in the air bag deployment area.
Suitable restraint systems must always be
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used for persons under 5 ft (1.50 m) in height.
The seat belt cannot be worn correctly by
persons who do not reach this height.
If children are also traveling in the vehicle,
please take note of the following points.
Always secure children younger than twelve
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years of age and under 5 ft (1.50 m) tall in
suitable child restraint systems.
Child restraint systems should preferably be
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installed on the rear seats.
If you secure a child in a rearward-facing child
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restraint system, always do so on a suitable
rear seat. The front-passenger front air bag
cannot be deactivated.
Be sure to observe the instructions and safety
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notes on "Children in the vehicle"
( page 47) and "Child restraint system on
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the front-passenger seat" (
addition to the child restraint system manu-
facturer's installation instructions.
Objects in the passenger compartment
could prevent an air bag from functioning
properly. To prevent risks due to the required
air bag speed after deployment, ensure the fol-
lowing before starting the journey:
there are no persons, animals or objects
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between the vehicle occupants and an air
bag.
there are no objects between the seat, door
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and B-pillar.
no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers, hang on
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the grab handles or coat hooks.
no accessories, such as cup holders, are
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attached to the vehicle within the deployment
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Front air bags

Driver's air bag : deploys in front of the steer-
ing wheel. Front-passenger air bag ; deploys in
front of and above the glove box and the center
console.
area of an air bag, e.g. to doors or side win-
dows.
there are no heavy, sharp or fragile objects in
the pockets of items of clothing. Such items
should be suitably stowed elsewhere.
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WARNING
If you modify the air bag cover or affix objects
such as stickers to it, the air bag can no longer
function correctly. There is an increased risk
of injury.
Never modify an air bag cover or affix objects
to it.
G
WARNING
Sensors to control the air bags are located in
the doors. Modifications or work not per-
formed correctly to the doors or door panel-
ing, as well as damaged doors, can lead to the
function of the sensors being impaired. The air
bags might therefore not function properly
anymore. Consequently, the air bags cannot
protect vehicle occupants as they are
designed to do. There is an increased risk of
injury.
Never modify the doors or parts of the doors.
Always have work on the doors or door pan-
eling carried out at a qualified specialist work-
shop.