Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate 2017, Owner'S Manual

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Reduced airbag protection
& WARNING Risk of injury from modifica‐
tions to the airbag cover
If you modify an airbag cover or affix objects
such as stickers to it, the airbag can no lon‐
ger function correctly.
#
Never modify an airbag cover and do
not affix objects to it.
The installation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRBAG symbol (
→
page 38).
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
the use of unsuitable seat covers
Unsuitable seat covers can obstruct or pre‐
vent the deployment of the airbags integra‐
ted into the seats.
Consequently, the airbags cannot protect
vehicle occupants as they are designed to
do. In addition, the operation of the auto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutoff could
be restricted.
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You should only use seat covers that
have been approved for the correspond‐
ing seats by Mercedes-Benz.
& WARNING Risk of injury due to malfunc‐
tions of the sensors in the door panelling
Sensors to control the airbags are located in
the doors. Modifications or work not per‐
formed correctly to the doors or door panel‐
ling, as well as damaged doors, can lead to
the function of the sensors being impaired.
The airbags might therefore not function
properly any more.
Consequently, the airbags cannot protect
vehicle occupants as they are designed to
do.
#
Never modify the doors or parts of the
doors.
#
Always have work on the doors or door
panelling carried out at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
&
WARNING Risk of injury due to deployed
airbag
A deployed airbag no longer offers any pro‐
tection and cannot provide the intended pro‐
tective function in the event of an accident.
#
Have the vehicle towed to a qualified
specialist workshop in order to have the
deployed airbag replaced.
Have deployed airbags replaced immediately.
Status of the front passenger airbags
Function of the automatic front passenger
front airbag deactivation system
The automatic front passenger front airbag deac‐
tivation system is able to detect whether the
front passenger seat is occupied by a person or
a child restraint system. The front passenger air‐
bag is enabled or disabled accordingly.
40 Occupant safety