Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2010, Owner'S Manual

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Vehicle occupants – in particular, children
– must not lean their head in the area of the
window where:
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Coupé: the sidebag/windowbag
deploys.
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Cabriolet: the sidebag/headbag
deploys.
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Rearward-facing child restraint systems
must not be fitted to the front-passenger
seat unless the front-passenger front air-
bag has been disabled. On the front-
passenger seat, the front-passenger front
airbag is only disabled if a child restraint
system with automatic child seat recogni-
tion is fitted to the front-passenger seat.
The 4 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indica-
tor lamp must be continuously lit.
If the front-passenger seat of your vehicle
does not have automatic child seat recog-
nition, or your rearward-facing child
restraint system does not have automatic
child seat recognition, children must be
secured in a child restraint system on a
suitable seat in the rear. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint system to the
front-passenger seat, you must move the
front-passenger seat as far back as possi-
ble.
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Make sure there are no heavy or sharp-
edged objects in pockets of clothing.
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Do not lean forwards, e.g. over the cover of
the driver's/front-passenger front airbag,
particularly when the vehicle is in motion.
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Do not put your feet on the dashboard.
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Only hold the steering wheel by the rim.
This allows the airbag to deploy fully. You
could be injured if the airbag is deployed
and you are holding the inside of the steer-
ing wheel.
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Do not lean on the doors/rear sidewalls
from the inside.
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Make sure that there are no people, ani-
mals or objects between the vehicle occu-
pants and the area of deployment of the
airbag.
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Do not place any objects between the seat
backrest and the door.
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Do not hang any hard objects, for example,
coat hangers, on the grab handles or coat
hooks.
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Do not attach accessories such as drinks
can holders to the doors/rear sidewalls.
It is not possible to rule out a risk of injuries
caused by an airbag due to the high speed at
which the airbag must deploy.
G Risk of injury
The airbag's functionality can only be assured
if the following parts are not covered and no
badges or stickers are attached to them:
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padded steering wheel boss
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knee airbag cover below the steering col-
umn
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front-passenger front airbag cover
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outer side of front seat bolsters
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side trim next to the rear seat backrest
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Cabriolet: door trim
G Risk of injury
A small amount of powder is released when
an airbag is deployed. The powder could
cause short-term breathing difficulties in peo-
ple with asthma or other respiratory prob-
lems.
In order to prevent breathing difficulties, you
should leave the vehicle as soon as it is safe
to do so. You can also open the window to
allow fresh air to enter the interior. The pow-
der does not constitute a health hazard and
does not indicate that there is a fire in the
vehicle.
G Risk of injury
The airbag parts are hot after the airbag has
been deployed. Do not touch them as you
could burn yourself.
Have the airbags replaced at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop. Otherwise, occupants are
not protected by the airbags in the event of
another accident.
Occupant safety
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