Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach Owner's Manual page 62

The rear airbags should be disabled in the follow-
ing situations in particular:
A rearward-facing child restraint system is
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secured on the le or right rear seat.
The person in the rear seat, for example a
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child, cannot sit in the correct seat position.
Their feet and legs are potentially in the
deployment area of the rear airbag.
Due to the position of the front seats, an
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occupant's legs, for example, are in the
deployment area of the rear airbag.
Objects are stored behind the front seat which
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are in the deployment area of the rear airbags.
You can disable or enable the rear airbag via the
multimedia system ( page 60).
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F F unction of t unction of the REAR SEA he REAR SEAT AIR BA T AIR BAG indicat
lamps ps lam
l Le rear seat
k Right rear seat
When the ignition is switched on, a self-test is per-
formed during which the REAR SEAT AIR BAG ON
and OFF indicator lamps light up simultaneously.
G indicator or A er the self-test, the status of the rear airbag for
the le and right rear seat is displayed via the
REAR SEAT AIR BAG indicator lamps:
ON is lit: ON is lit: the rear airbag may deploy during an
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accident.
The indicator lamp goes out a er approx-
imately 60 seconds.
ON and OFF ar ON and OFF are e o :
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deploy during an accident.
OFF is lit: the rear airbag is disabled. It will OFF is lit:
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then not be deployed in the event of an acci-
dent.
If the REAR SEAT AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is
o , only the REAR SEAT AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp shows the status of the rear airbag. The
REAR SEAT AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp may be lit
continuously or be o .
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o : the rear airbag may