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Occupant safety
Always lean against the seat backrest when
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the vehicle is in motion. Do not lean forwards
or against the door or side window. You may
otherwise be in the deployment area of the
airbags.
Always keep your feet on the floor. Do not
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put your feet on the cockpit, for example.
Your feet may otherwise be in the deploy‐
ment area of the airbag.
If children are travelling in the vehicle,
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observe the additional notes (
Always stow and secure objects correctly.
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Objects in the vehicle interior may prevent an
airbag from functioning correctly. Each vehicle
occupant must always make sure of the follow‐
ing in particular:
There are no people, animals or objects
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between the vehicle occupants and an air‐
bag.
There are no objects between the seat, door
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and door pillar (B-pillar).
There are no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers,
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hanging on the grab handles or coat hooks.
There are no accessory parts, such as mobile
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navigation devices, mobile phones or cup
holders, attached to the vehicle within the
deployment area of an airbag, e.g. on the
cockpit, on the door, on the side window or
on the side wall trim.
In addition, no connecting cables, tensioning
straps or retaining straps must be routed or
attached to the vehicle within the deploy‐
ment area of an airbag. Always comply with
the accessory manufacturer's installation
page 52).
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instructions and, in particular, the notes on
suitable places for installation.
There are no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile
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objects in the pockets of your clothing. Store
such objects in a suitable place.
Limited protection provided by airbags
& WARNING Risk of injury due to modifi‐
cations to the cover of an airbag
If you modify the cover of an airbag or affix
objects such as stickers to it, the airbag may
no longer function correctly.
Never modify the cover of an airbag and
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do not affix objects to it.
The installation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRBAG symbol (
page 42).
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& WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
the use of unsuitable seat covers
Due to unsuitable seat covers, the airbags
cannot protect vehicle occupants as inten‐
ded.
In addition, the operation of the automatic
front passenger airbag shutoff could be
restricted.
You should only use seat covers that
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have been approved for the correspond‐
ing seats by Mercedes-Benz.
& WARNING Risk of injury due to malfunc‐
tioning sensors in the door
The function of the airbags can be impaired
due to modifications or incorrect work per‐
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