Airbags - Mercedes-Benz GLS Owner's Manual

When the ignition is switched on, the rear seat
belt status display informs you for a certain
amount of time which rear seat belt is not fas‐
tened.
You can immediately dismiss the rear seat belt
status display using the back button on the left-
hand side of the steering wheel (
If a vehicle occupant unfastens a seat belt in the
rear while the vehicle is motion, the rear seat
belt status display appears again.
In addition, a warning tone may sound. In this
case, the rear seat belt status display cannot be
hidden using the back button on the left-hand
side of the steering wheel.

Airbags

Overview of airbags
page 312).
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1 Driver's knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3
Front passenger airbag
4
Window airbag
5
Side airbag
The installation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRBAG symbol.
When enabled, an airbag can provide additional
protection for the respective vehicle occupant.
Occupant safety
Potential protection provided by each airbag:
Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lower leg
R
Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head
R
and ribcage
Window airbag: head
R
Side airbag: ribcage and pelvis
R
& WARNING Risk of injury or death if the
co-driver airbag is enabled
If the co-driver airbag is enabled, a child on
the co-driver seat may be struck by the co-
driver airbag during an accident.
NEVER use a rearward-facing child restraint
system on a seat with an ENABLED FRONT
AIRBAG; DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the
CHILD can occur.
When fitting a child restraint system to the front
passenger seat, observe the vehicle-specific
information ( page 75). Also, always observe
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the notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing
child restraint systems on the front passenger
seat ( page 74).
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