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vehicle occupants must wear their seat
belts correctly.
In addition, a warning tone may sound.
The belt warning goes out as soon as the
driver and front-passenger fasten their
seat belts.
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If you are using an ISOFIX or an i-Size
child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat and the child is not
secured using the seat belt of the front-
passenger seat, the belt warning may be
activated. In this case, you can insert the
belt tongue of the seat belt into the belt
buckle belonging to the front-passenger
seat. To do this, guide the seat belt
between the ISOFIX child restraint sys-
tem or i-Size child restraint system and
the backrest of the front-passenger seat.
Airbags
Overview of airbags
The installation location of an airbag is
identified by the AIRBAG symbol.
A deployed airbag can increase the level of
protection provided to the vehicle occu-
pant.
AIRBAG
Kneebag
:
Driver's air-
;
bag
Possible protection
for:
Thigh, knee and
lower leg
Head and thorax
AIRBAG
Front-
=
passenger
front airbag
Sidebag
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The front-passenger front airbag can be
deployed in an accident only if the
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is
lit. If the front-passenger seat is occupied,
make sure both before and during the jour-
ney that the status of the front-passenger
front airbag is correct (
Protection provided by the airbags
Depending on the type of accident, an air-
bag can supplement a correctly worn seat
belt and provide added protection.
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WARNING
If you deviate from the correct seat posi-
tion, the airbag cannot carry out its
intended function and may even cause
additional injuries if it is deployed. There
is an increased risk of injury, possibly
even fatal.
To avoid risks, vehicle occupants must
ensure the following points are followed:
fasten the seat belt correctly. in par-
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ticular, make sure that the lap belt
never runs over the stomach or abdo-
men of pregnant women..
take the correct seating position and
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keep as far away from the airbags as
possible.
observe the following information:
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Always make sure that there are no
objects between the airbag and vehicle
occupant.
To avoid the risks resulting from the
deployment of an airbag, each vehicle
occupant must observe the following notes:
Adjust seats correctly before starting
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your journey and move the driver's and
Occupant safety
Possible protection
for:
Head and thorax
Head and thorax
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