Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual page 33

You should only use seat covers that
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have been approved for the correspond-
ing seats by Mercedes-Benz.
V V ehicles wit ehicles with windo h window airbags in all row w airbags in all rows of seats:
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ARNING Risk of injury due to malfunc-
tioning sensors in the door
The function of the airbags can be impaired
due to modi cations or incorrect work per-
formed on the doors or door trim, or if the
doors are damaged.
Never modify the doors or parts of the
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doors.
Always have work on the doors or door
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trim carried out at a quali ed specialist
workshop.
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ARNING Risk of injury due to deployed
airbag
A deployed airbag no longer o ers any protec-
tion.
Have the vehicle towed to a quali ed
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specialist workshop in order to have the
deployed airbag replaced.
Have deployed airbags replaced immediately.
S S t t atus of t atus of the co-dr he co-driv iver airbag er airbag
F F unction of t unction of the aut he automatic co-dr omatic co-driv iver's airbag
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The automatic co-driver's airbag shuto is able to
detect whether the co-driver's seat is occupied by
a person or a child restraint system. The co-driv-
er's airbag is enabled or disabled accordingly.
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ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
objects under the co-driver seat
Objects trapped under the co-driver seat can
interfere with the function of the automatic co-
driver airbag shuto or damage the system.
Do not store any objects under the co-
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driver seat.
When the co-driver seat is occupied,
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make sure that no objects are trapped
under the co-driver seat.
When installing a child restraint system on the co-
driver's seat, observe the vehicle-speci c informa-
tion ( page 40). Also be sure to observe the
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notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing child
restraint systems on the co-driver's seat
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s of seats:
Objects between the sitting surface and the
child restraint system could a ect the function
of the automatic co-driver airbag shuto .
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A person on the co-driver's seat must observe the
following information:
Fasten seat belts correctly (
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Sit in an almost upright seat position with their
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back against the seat backrest.
Sit with their feet resting on the oor, if possi-
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er's airbag shut- shut-
ble.
The co-driver's airbag may otherwise be disabled
by mistake, for example, in the following situations:
The co-driver transfers their weight by support-
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ing themselves on a vehicle armrest.
The co-driver sits in such a way that their
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weight is raised from the seat surface.
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The front passenger airbag is disabled when
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is
lit.
A person in the front passenger seat could
then, for example, come into contact with the
vehicle interior, especially if the person is sit-
ting too close to the cockpit.
Occupant safety
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
objects between the seat surface and the
child restraint system
Do not place any objects between the
sitting surface and the child restraint sys-
tem.
Make sure that the entire base of the
child restraint system is resting on the
sitting surface of the co-driver seat.
Make sure that the backrest of the
forward-facing child restraint system is,
as far as possible, resting on the seat
backrest of the co-driver seat.
Always comply with the child restraint
system manufacturer's installation
instructions.
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ARNING Risk of injury or death due to a
disabled front passenger airbag
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page 26).