Airbags - Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual

46 Occupant safety
When the vehicle is switched on, the rear seat
belt status display informs you for a certain
amount of time which rear seat belt is not fas-
tened.
You can immediately dismiss the rear seat belt
status display using the back button on the left-
hand side of the steering wheel (
If a vehicle occupant unfastens a seat belt in the
rear while the vehicle is motion, the rear seat belt
status display appears again.
In addition, a warning tone may sound. In this
case, the rear seat belt status display cannot be
hidden using the back button on the left-hand side
of the steering wheel.

Airbags

Overview of airbags
page 251).
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1
Knee airbag
2
Driver's airbag
3
Front passenger airbag
4 Window airbag
5 Side airbag
The installation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRBAG symbol.
When enabled, an airbag can provide additional
protection for the respective vehicle occupant.
Potential protection provided by each airbag:
Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lower leg
R
Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head
R
and ribcage
Window airbag: head
R
Side airbag: ribcage, also pelvis for front seat
R
occupants
& WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
an enabled co-driver airbag
If the co-driver airbag is enabled, a child on
the co-driver seat may be struck by the co-
driver airbag during an accident.
NEVER use a rearward-facing child
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restraint system on a seat with an ENA-
BLED FRONT AIRBAG. DEATH or SERI-
OUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.
When fitting a child restraint system to the front
passenger seat, observe the vehicle-specific infor-
mation ( page 71). Also, always observe the
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notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing child
restraint systems on the front passenger seat
( page 70).
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