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Occupant safety
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Window airbag
6
Side airbag
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Centre airbag
1)
Only for certain countries.
The installation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRBAG symbol. An additional arrow sym-
bol M indicates the installation location for cer-
tain airbags.
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
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Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head
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and ribcage
Window airbag: head
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Side airbag: ribcage, also pelvis for front seat
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occupants
Centre airbag: head and ribcage
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Information on child restraint systems on the front
passenger seat
& 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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Information on the automatic front passenger air-
bag shutoff
Only when the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indica-
tor lamp is off can the front passenger airbag
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 airbag is correct
(
page 49).
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* 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.
Stow 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 airbag on the front passenger side may
deploy. The airbag is deployed regardless of
whether the front passenger seat is occupied.
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