Window Curtain Air Bag - Mercedes-Benz G-Class Operator's Manual

Occupant safety
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passenger air bag if the impact fulfills the
specified criteria. If the 45 indicator
lamp lights up, the front-passenger front air
bag is disabled and will not be deployed in
certain situations. If the 45 indicator
lamp does not light up, the front-passenger
front air bag is enabled and can be deployed.
Window curtain air bags
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WARNING
Observe "Important safety notes"
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( page 41).
Window curtain air bags : enhance the level
of protection for the head, but not chest or
arms, of the vehicle occupants on the side of
the vehicle on which the impact occurs.
Window curtain air bags : are integrated
into the side of the roof frame and deploy in
the area extending from the front door (A-
pillar) to the rear door (C-pillar).
Window curtain air bags : are deployed:
on the side on which an impact occurs
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at the start of an accident with a high rate
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of lateral vehicle deceleration or
acceleration, e.g. in a side impact
regardless of whether the front-passenger
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seat is occupied
independently of seat belt use
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if the vehicle rolls over and the system
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determines that window curtain air bag
deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
independently of the front air bags
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Window curtain air bags will not deploy in
impacts which do not exceed the system's
preset deployment thresholds for lateral
acceleration/deceleration. You will then be
protected by the fastened seat belt.
BabySmart™ air bag deactivation
system
How the air bag deactivation system
works
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WARNING
According to accident statistics, children are
safer when properly restrained in the rear
seating positions than in the front seating
position. Thus, we strongly recommend that
children be placed in the rear seats whenever
possible. Regardless of seating position,
children 12 years old and under must be
seated and properly secured in an appropriate
infant restraint, toddler restraint, or booster
seat recommended for the size and weight of
the child.
The infant or child restraint must be properly
secured with the vehicle's seat belt, the seat
belt and top tether strap, or lower anchors and
top tether strap, fully in accordance with the
child seat manufacturer's instructions.
Occupants, especially children, should always
sit as upright as possible, wear the seat belt
properly and use an appropriately sized infant
restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat
recommended for the size and weight of the
child.
Children can be killed or seriously injured by
an inflating air bag. Note the following
important information when circumstances
require you to place a child in the front
passenger seat:
Children 12 years old and under must never
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ride in the front seat, except in a Mercedes-
Benz authorized BabySmart™ compatible
child seat, which operates with the
BabySmart™ system installed in the vehicle
to deactivate the front passenger front air