Driver's; Thorax/Side-Impact Airbags; Front Airbags - Mercedes-Benz Vito Operating Instructions Manual

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Risk of injury
A small amount of powder is released when
an airbag is deployed. This powder is not
hazardous to health and does not indicate
that there is a fire in the vehicle. The pow-
der could cause short-term breathing diffi-
culties in people with asthma or breathing
problems. To prevent these breathing diffi-
culties, you should either:
I leave the vehicle immediately, if it is safe
to do so
or
I open a window to allow fresh air to en-
ter

Front airbags

The front airbags are designed to increase
the degree of protection afforded to the
driver and co-driver against head and
chest injuries. The driver's front airbag
and co-driver's front airbag are deployed:
I in the initial stages of an accident with
a high rate of vehicle acceleration or
deceleration in a longitudinal direction
I if the system determines that airbag
deployment can offer additional protec-
tion to that provided by the seat belt
if the seat belt is fastened
I
I independently of other airbags in the
vehicle
I if the vehicle overturns, never, unless
the system detects high vehicle decel-
eration in a longitudinal direction
The driver's front airbag is located in the
steering wheel; the co-driver's front airbag
is located above the glove compartment.
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1 Driver's front airbag
2 Co-driver's front airbag
Driver's front airbag 1 deploys in front of
the steering wheel; co-driver's front airbag
2 deploys in front of and above the glove
compartment.
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Vehicles with automatic child seat recogni-
tion in the co-driver's seat:
Nur fuer internen Gebrauch
Co-driver's front airbag 2 is only activated if
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp be-
low the hazard warning lamp switch is not lit
e
( page 30). This means that a child restraint
system with automatic child seat recognition
has not been fitted to the co-driver's seat or
has been fitted incorrectly.

Thorax/side-impact airbags

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Risk of injury
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you use seat covers that have
been tested for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and
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which have a special recess for thorax/side-
impact airbags. A thorax/side-impact airbag
may otherwise not inflate correctly and may
fail to provide the intended degree of pro-
tection in the event of a collision. You can
obtain these covers from a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre, for example.
N91.60-2036-31
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Risk of injury
To reduce the risk of injury when a thorax/
side-impact airbag is deployed, you should
make sure that:
I no persons, animals or objects are
present between the vehicle occupants
Safety
Occupant safety
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