Mercedes-Benz EQE Operator's Manual page 51

When enabled, an air bag can provide additional
protection for the respective vehicle occupant.
Potential protection provided by each air bag:
Knee air bag: thigh, knee and lower leg
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Driver's air bag, front passenger air bag: head
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and thorax
Side air bag: thorax, also pelvis for front seat
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occupants
Window air bag: head
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Information on child restraint systems on the front
passenger seat
& WARNING Risk of injury or fatal injuries if
the front passenger air bag is enabled
If the front passenger air bag is enabled, a
child on the front passenger seat may be
struck by the front passenger air bag in the
event of an accident.
NEVER use a rearward-facing child
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restraint system on a seat with an ENA-
BLED FRONT AIR BAG. This can result in
the DEATH of or SERIOUS INJURY to the
CHILD.
When installing a child restraint system on the
front passenger seat, observe the vehicle-specific
information ( page 68). Also, always observe
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the notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing
child restraint systems on the front passenger
seat ( page 67).
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Information on automatic front passenger air bag
actuation
Only when the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indica-
tor lamp is off can the front passenger air bag
deploy in the event of an accident. If the front
passenger seat is occupied, make sure, both
before and during the journey, that the status of
the front passenger air bag is correct
( page 53).
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Occupant safety
* NOTE Deployment of components of the
restraint system when the front passenger
seat is unoccupied
In an accident, the components of the
restraint system may deploy unnecessarily on
the front passenger side if:
There are heavy objects on the front
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passenger seat.
The seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
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belt buckle of the front passenger seat and
the front passenger seat is unoccupied.
Store objects in a suitable place.
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Only one person should use each seat
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belt at any one time.
Depending on the detected accident situation, the
window air bag on the front passenger side may
deploy. The air bag is deployed regardless of
whether the front passenger seat is occupied.
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