Mercedes-Benz R-Class Owner's Manual page 47

Safety
Occupant safety
move the front-passenger seat as far
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back as possible, especially if a child is
secured in a child restraint system on the
seat.
vehicle occupants – in particular, chil-
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dren – must not lean their head into the
area of the window in which the sidebag/
windowbag is deployed.
Rearward-facing child restraint systems
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must not be fitted to the front-passenger
seat unless the front-passenger front air-
bag has been disabled. The front-
passenger front airbag of a vehicle fitted
with automatic child seat recognition* is
only disabled when a child restraint sys-
tem with automatic child seat recogni-
tion is fitted to the front-passenger seat.
The 5 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
warning lamp must be constantly lit.
If the front-passenger seat of your vehicle
does not have automatic child seat rec-
ognition*, or your rearward-facing child
restraint system does not have such a
feature, 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-
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passenger seat, you must move the front-
passenger seat as far back as possible.
make sure there are no heavy or sharp-
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edged objects in pockets of clothing.
do not lean forwards, e.g. over the cover
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of the driver's 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 by the rim.
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This allows the airbag to inflate fully. 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
occupants and the area of deployment of
the airbag.
do not place any objects between the
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seat backrest and the door.
do not hang any hard objects, for exam-
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ple coat hangers, on the grab handles or
coat hooks.
do not attach accessories, e.g. cup hold-
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ers, to the doors.
It is not possible to rule out a risk of injuries
caused by an airbag due to the high speed
at which the airbag is required to deploy.
G Risk of injury
The airbag's functionality can only be guar-
anteed if the following parts are not cov-
ered and no badges or stickers are
attached to them:
padded steering wheel boss
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front-passenger front airbag cover
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outer side of seats
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G Risk of injury
When an airbag deploys, a small amount of
powder is released. The powder may cause
short-term breathing difficulties to persons
suffering from asthma or other pulmonary
conditions.
In order to prevent potential breathing dif-
ficulties 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 powder does not constitute a
health hazard and does not indicate that
there is a fire in the vehicle.
* optional