Sidebag - Mercedes-Benz Citan 2015 Operating Instructions Manual

Occupant safety
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no accessories, such as drinks can holders,
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are attached in the airbag's deployment area,
e.g. on doors or side windows.
there are no heavy, sharp or fragile objects in
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the pockets of items of clothing. Stow such
objects in a suitable place.
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WARNING
If you modify an airbag cover or affix objects
such as stickers to it, the airbag can no longer
function correctly. There is an increased risk
of injury.
Never modify an airbag cover or affix objects
to it.
Front airbags
Driver's airbag : deploys in front of the steer-
ing wheel. Co-driver's front airbag ; inflates in
front of and above the glove compartment.
When deployed, the front airbags offer addi-
tional head and thorax protection on the driver's
and co-driver's seats.
Vehicles with a co-driver's bench seat: the
additional protection offered by the co-driver's
airbag is available to the person sitting in the
outer co-driver's seat in corresponding accident
situations. The person sitting on the inner co-
driver's seat is protected by a properly fastened
seat belt.
Sidebags
Sidebags are integrated on single front seats
depending on the vehicle equipment, see AIR-
BAG symbol on the outer side of the backrest.
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WARNING
Unsuitable seat covers may obstruct or even
prevent deployment of the airbags integrated
into the seats. The airbags may then fail to
protect the vehicle occupants as intended.
There is an increased risk of injury, possibly
even fatal.
Use only seat covers which have been specif-
ically approved for the respective seat by
Mercedes-Benz.
Sidebags : deploy next to the outer cushions
of the seat backrest.
When deployed, the sidebag offers additional
thorax protection. However, it does not protect:
the head
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the neck
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the arms
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In the event of a side impact, the sidebag is
deployed on the side on which the impact
occurs.
Windowbags
Windowbags : are integrated into the side of
the roof frame above the doors.
When deployed, the windowbag offers addi-
tional head protection. However, it does not
protect the thorax or arms.