Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 44

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 front airbag,
particularly 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.
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 front seat bolsters
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side trim next to the rear seat backrest
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roof frame cover between the front A-pillar
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and the C-pillar in the rear compartment
Occupant safety
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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.
Have the airbags replaced at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop. Otherwise, occupants are
not protected by the airbags in the event of
another accident.
Airbag deployment slows down and restricts
the movement of the vehicle occupant, com-
plementing the restraint of the seat belt.
If the airbags are deployed, you will hear a
bang and a small amount of powder may also
be released. Only in rare cases will the bang
affect your hearing. The powder that is
released generally does not constitute a
health hazard. The 6 SRS warning lamp
lights up.
The airbag installation locations are identified
by the AIRBAG symbol.
Front airbags
! Do not place heavy objects on the front-
passenger seat. The system may then
detect that the seat is occupied and if there
is an accident, the restraint systems on the
front-passenger side could be deployed.
Have restraint systems that have been trig-
gered replaced.
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