Mercedes-Benz 2013 S-CLASS, Owner'S Manual

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Please observe the warning notice on the
front-passenger sun visor, see the illustra-
tion.
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WARNING
If you secure a child in a child restraint system
on the front-passenger seat and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is
off, the front-passenger front airbag can
deploy in the event of an accident. The child
could be struck by the airbag. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Make sure that the front-passenger front air-
bag has been disabled. The PASSENGER AIR-
BAG OFF indicator lamp must be lit.
NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint
on a seat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in
front of it, DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the
CHILD can occur.
Vehicles without automatic child seat
recognition on the front-passenger seat
If the front-passenger seat of your vehicle is
not equipped with automatic child seat rec-
ognition, this is indicated by a special sticker.
The sticker is affixed to the side of the dash-
board on the front-passenger side. The
sticker is visible when you open the front-
passenger door.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
lights up briefly when the key is turned to
position 2 in the ignition lock. It has no func-
tion, however, and does not indicate that the
front-passenger seat is equipped with auto-
matic child seat recognition.
Always fit the rearward-facing restraint sys-
tem to a suitable rear seat in this case
(
Y
page 70).
Observe the following information under
"Rearward-facing child restraint system" and
"Forward-facing child restraint system" and
on suitable positioning of the child restraint
system (
Y
page 70).
Rearward-facing child restraint system
Warning symbol for a rearward-facing child
restraint system
If it is absolutely necessary to fit a rearward-
facing child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat, you must always make sure
that the front-passenger front airbag is deac-
tivated. Only if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is lit continuously
(
Y
page 48) is the front-passenger front air-
bag disabled.
Always observe the information about suita-
ble positioning of the child restraint system
(
Y
page 70) as well as the child restraint
Children in the vehicle
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