Mercedes-Benz GLC Owner's Manual page 58

Driver's kneebag
Driver's kneebag : deploys under the steer-
ing column. The driver's kneebag is triggered
together with the front airbags.
The driver's kneebag offers additional thigh,
knee and lower leg protection for the occu-
pant in the driver's seat.
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The driver's kneebag is only available in
certain countries.
Sidebags
G WARNING
Unsuitable seat covers can obstruct or pre-
vent the deployment of the airbags integrated
into the seats. Consequently, the airbags can-
not protect vehicle occupants as they are
designed to do. In addition, the function of the
automatic front-passenger front airbag deac-
tivation system could be restricted. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal
injury.
You should only use seat covers that have
been approved for the corresponding seats by
Mercedes-Benz.
Occupant safety
Front sidebags : and rear sidebags ;
deploy next to the outer bolster of the seat
backrest.
When deployed, the sidebag offers additional
thorax protection. However, it does not pro-
tect the:
head
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neck
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arms
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In the event of a side impact, the sidebag is
deployed on the side on which the impact
occurs.
Vehicles with the automatic front-passenger
airbag deactivation system: the sidebag on
the front-passenger side deploys under the
following conditions:
an occupant is detected on the front-
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passenger seat or
the belt tongue is engaged in the belt
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buckle of the front-passenger seat
If the belt tongue is engaged in the belt
buckle, the sidebag on the front-passenger
side deploys if an appropriate accident situa-
tion occurs. In this case, deployment is inde-
pendent of whether the front-passenger seat
is occupied or not.
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