Mercedes-Benz M-Class Owner's Manual page 46

the centre of the driver's airbag cover as
possible.
move the front-passenger seat as far back
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as possible. This is especially important if
you have secured a child in a child restraint
system on the front-passenger seat.
vehicle occupants – in particular, children
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– must not lean their heads into the area of
the window in which the sidebag/window-
bag is deployed.
rearward-facing child restraint systems
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must not be fitted to the front-passenger
seat unless the front-passenger airbag has
been disabled. On the front-passenger
seat, the front-passenger airbag is disabled
if a child restraint system with a trans-
ponder for automatic child seat recognition
is fitted to the front-passenger seat in a
vehicle equipped with automatic child seat
recognition. The 4 PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicator lamp must be continuously
lit.
If the front-passenger seat of your vehicle
does not have automatic child seat recog-
nition, or your rearward-facing child
restraint system does not have automatic
child seat recognition, children must be
secured in a child restraint system on a
suitable seat in the rear. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint system to the
front-passenger seat, you must move the
front-passenger seat as far back as possi-
ble.
make sure there are no heavy or sharp-
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edged objects in the pockets of clothing.
do not lean forwards, e.g. over the cover of
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the driver's/front-passenger airbag, partic-
ularly when the vehicle is in motion.
do not put your feet on the dashboard.
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only hold the steering wheel on the outside.
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This allows the airbag to be fully deployed.
You could be injured if the airbag is
deployed and you are holding the inside of
the steering wheel.
Occupant safety
do not lean on the doors from inside the
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vehicle.
make sure that there are no people, ani-
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mals or objects between the vehicle occu-
pants and the area where the airbags are
deployed.
do not place any objects between the seat
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backrest and the door.
do not hang any hard objects, for example,
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coat hangers, on the grab handles or coat
hooks.
do not attach accessories, e.g. cup holders,
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to the doors.
It is not possible to rule out a risk of injury
being caused by an airbag, due to the high
speed at which the airbag must be deployed.
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WARNING
Airbag functionality can only be assured if the
following parts are not covered and no badges
or stickers are attached to them:
padded steering wheel boss
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kneebag cover below the steering column
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front-passenger airbag cover
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outer side of seat bolsters
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G WARNING
A small amount of powder is released when
an airbag is deployed. The powder could
cause short-term breathing difficulties in peo-
ple with asthma or other respiratory prob-
lems.
In order to prevent breathing difficulties, you
should leave the vehicle as soon as it is safe
to do so. You can also open the window to
allow fresh air to enter the interior. The pow-
der does not constitute a health hazard and
does not indicate that there is a fire in the
vehicle.
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WARNING
The airbag parts are hot after the airbag has
been deployed. Do not touch them as you
could burn yourself.
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