Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach Owner's Manual page 61

Occupant safety
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To avoid risks resulting from the deployment of
the airbag, vehicle occupants on the outer rear
seats must observe the following information in
particular:
The occupants must always keep their feet on
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the oor. Otherwise, feet and legs of occu-
pants may be in the deployment area of the
rear airbag.
If an occupant's feet cannot reach the oor,
they must adopt the correct seat position and
let their legs hang down the front of the seat.
The feet or legs of the person on the rear seat
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must not rest against the seat backrest of the
front seat, for example. Otherwise, their feet
and legs are in the deployment area of the
rear airbag. This should be taken into consid-
eration especially if you are travelling with a
child on the rear seat.
If you are travelling with a child in the le or
right rear seat, observe the vehicle-speci c
information: ( page 74). Also, always
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observe the notes on rearward-facing or
forward-facing child restraint systems on the
le and right rear seats.
Make sure that the covers for the rear airbags
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are not damaged.
Observe the notes on limitations to the protec-
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tion provided by airbags (
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ARNING Risk of injury due to a damaged
rear airbag cover
If a rear airbag cover is damaged, the rear air-
bag can no longer function correctly and can
even cause additional injuries when deployed.
Before starting a journey, make sure the
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covers for the rear airbags are not dam-
aged. If a rear airbag cover is damaged,
disable the rear airbag. Have a damaged
rear airbag cover replaced at a quali ed
specialist workshop as soon as possible.
You can disable or enable the rear airbag via the
multimedia system ( page 60).
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Objects behind the fr Objects behind t he front seat ont seat
Objects in the deployment area of the rear air-
bags may prevent the rear airbags from function-
ing correctly.
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ARNING Risk of injury due to objects
placed in front of the rear airbag cover
Objects in front of the rear airbag cover can
page 52).
hinder or prevent the correct deployment of
the rear airbag which is integrated into the
front seat.
The rear airbag can potentially deploy in an
uncontrolled manner and can cause additional
injury to the person on the front seat.
Always stow and secure objects cor-
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rectly.
Observe the notes on loading the vehicle
( page 144).
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Disabling/enabling t Disabling/enabling the r
If, a er consideration of the notes and instruc-
tions in this Owner's Manual, you deem the addi-
tional occupant protection provided by the rear
airbag unnecessary, the rear airbag can be disa-
bled.
he rear airbag ear airbag