Mercedes-Benz B-Class, Owner'S Manual

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There is a risk of injury, particularly in the
event of braking manoeuvres or abrupt
changes in direction.
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Always stow objects so that they cannot
be thrown around in such situations.
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Always make sure that objects do not
protrude from stowage spaces, luggage
nets or stowage nets.
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Close the lockable stowage spaces
before starting a journey.
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Stow and secure objects that are heavy,
hard, pointed, sharp-edged, fragile or too
large in the load compartment.
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W WARNING ARNING Risk of accident from objects in
the driver's footwell and front-passenger
footwell
Objects in the driver's footwell and front-
passenger footwell may impede pedal travel or
block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardises the operating and road safety
of the vehicle.
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Stow all objects in the vehicle securely
so that they cannot get into the driver's
footwell or front-passenger footwell.
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Always t the oor mats securely and as
prescribed in order to ensure that there
is always su cient clearance for the
pedals.
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Do not use loose oor mats and do not
lay multiple oor mats on top of one
another.
VVehicles wit ehicles with aut h automatic fr omatic front passeng ont passenger airbag er airbag
shut shuto : o : objects trapped under the front
passenger seat may interfere with the function of
the automatic front passenger airbag shuto or
damage the system. Please observe the notes on
the function of the automatic front passenger air-
bag shuto (
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page 55).
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W WARNING ARNING ‑ Risk of accident or injury
when using the cup holder while the vehi-
cle is in motion
The cup holder cannot hold a container secure
while the vehicle is in motion.
If you use a cup holder while the vehicle is in
motion, the container may be ung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle occu-
pants may come into contact with the liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded. You
could be distracted from tra c conditions and
you may lose control of the vehicle.
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Only use the cup holder when the vehicle
is stationary.
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Only use the cup holder for containers of
the right size.
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Always close the container, particularly if
the liquid is hot.
* NNOOTE TE Damage to the cup holder
When the rear armrest is folded back the cup
holder could become damaged.
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Only fold the rear armrest back when the
cup holder is closed.
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