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Occupant safety
Information on the rear airbag
Points to remember when the rear seat is occu-
pied
The rear airbag offers the occupants on the outer
rear seats additional occupant protection in the
event of certain types frontal impacts. When trig-
gered, the rear airbag deploys between the rear
seat occupant and the front seat. The rear airbag
can help prevent the occupants on the rear seats
from coming into contact with parts of the vehicle
interior in the event of an accident.
To avoid the risks resulting from the deployment
of an airbag, observe the following information:
Inform persons on the rear seats about the
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rear airbag in the front seat.
A person sitting on the rear seat must adopt
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the correct seat position and sit as far back
from the rear airbag as possible. Adjust the
front seats when necessary so that vehicle
occupants are sitting as far back from the air-
bag as possible and at an equal distance to
them.
Observe the notes on airbag protection
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(
page 55).
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To avoid risks resulting from the deployment of
the airbag, vehicle occupants on the outer rear
seats must observe the following information in
particular:
The occupants must always keep their feet on
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the floor. Otherwise, feet and legs of occu-
pants may be in the deployment area of the
rear airbag.
If an occupant's feet cannot reach the floor,
they must adopt the correct seat position and
let their legs hang down the front of the seat.
The feet or legs of the person on the rear seat
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must not rest against the seat backrest of the
front seat, for example. Otherwise, their feet
and legs are in the deployment area of the
rear airbag. This should be taken into consid-
eration especially if you are travelling with a
child on the rear seat.
If you are travelling with a child in the left or
right rear seat, observe the vehicle-specific
information: (
page 78). Also, always
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observe the notes on rearward-facing or
forward-facing child restraint systems on the
left and right rear seats.
Make sure that the covers for the rear airbags
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are not damaged.
Observe the notes on limitations to the protec-
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tion provided by airbags (
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& WARNING Risk of injury due to a damaged
rear airbag cover
If a rear airbag cover is damaged, the rear air-
bag can no longer function correctly and can
even cause additional injuries when deployed.
Before starting a journey, make sure the
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covers for the rear airbags are not dam-
aged. If a rear airbag cover is damaged,
disable the rear airbag. Have a damaged
rear airbag cover replaced at a qualified
specialist workshop as soon as possible.
You can disable or enable the rear airbag via the
multimedia system (
page 64).
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Objects behind the front seat
Objects in the deployment area of the rear air-
bags may prevent the rear airbags from function-
ing correctly.
page 57).
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