Mercedes-Benz GLS Owner's Manual page 77

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Occupant safety
Vehicles without automatic front passenger air‐
bag shutoff have a special sticker affixed to the
side of the cockpit on the front passenger side.
Make sure you observe the following informa‐
tion:
Never fit a rearward-facing child restraint
R
system to the front passenger seat
Always fit a rearward-facing child restraint
R
system to a suitable rear seat
Suitability of seats for attaching belt-
-
secured child restraint systems
( page 70)
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Secure the child restraint system with the
-
seat belt on the rear seat (
Notes on rearward-facing and forward-facing
R
child restraint systems on the front
passenger seat ( page 74)
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Notes on rearward-facing and forward-facing
child restraint systems on the front
passenger seat
& WARNING Risk of injury or death when
using a rearward-facing child restraint
system while the front passenger airbag
is enabled
If you secure a child in a rearward-facing
child restraint system on the front passenger
seat and the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indi‐
cator lamp is off, the front passenger airbag
can deploy in the event of an accident.
The child could be struck by the airbag.
page 72).
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Always ensure that the front passenger
#
airbag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator lamp must be lit.
NEVER use a rearward-facing child
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restraint system on a seat with an ENA‐
BLED FRONT AIRBAG. This can result in
the DEATH of or SERIOUS INJURY to the
CHILD.
Observe the specific instructions for the rear‐
ward-facing and forward-facing child restraint
systems ( page 75).
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Warning notice on the front passenger sun visor
Always observe the status of the front passenger
airbag on the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indica‐
tor lamp:
If it is absolutely necessary to fit a child
R
restraint system to the front passenger seat,
always observe the information on automatic
front passenger airbag shutoff (
When using a rearward-facing child restraint
R
system on the front passenger seat, the front
page 48).
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