may be the case in particular if the airbag is
integrated into the seat.
#
Always stow and secure objects cor-
rectly.
#
Before commencing your journey, make
sure that no objects are stowed in the
deployment area of an airbag.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
the use of unsuitable seat covers
Due to unsuitable seat covers, the airbags can-
not protect vehicle occupants as intended.
In addition, the operation of the automatic
front passenger airbag shutoff could be restric-
ted.
#
You should only use seat covers that
have been approved for the correspond-
ing seats by Mercedes-Benz.
Vehicles with window airbags in all rows of seats:
&
WARNING Risk of injury due to malfunc-
tioning sensors in the door
The function of the airbags can be impaired
due to modifications or incorrect work per-
formed on the doors or door trim, or if the
doors are damaged.
#
Never modify the doors or parts of the
doors.
#
Always have work on the doors or door
trim carried out at a qualified specialist
workshop.
&
WARNING Risk of injury due to deployed
airbag
A deployed airbag no longer offers any protec-
tion.
#
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 co-driver airbag
▌
Function of the automatic co-driver airbag shut-
off
The automatic co-driver airbag shutoff is able to
detect whether the co-driver seat is occupied by a
person or a child restraint system. The co-driver
airbag is enabled or disabled accordingly.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
objects under the co-driver seat
Objects trapped under the co-driver seat can
interfere with the function of the automatic co-
driver airbag shutoff or damage the system.
#
Do not store any objects under the co-
driver seat.
#
When the co-driver seat is occupied,
make sure that no objects are trapped
under the co-driver seat.
When fitting a child restraint system to the co-
driver seat, observe the vehicle-specific informa-
tion (
/
page 48). Also be sure to observe the
notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing child
restraint systems on the co-driver seat
(
/
page 48).
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
objects between the seat surface and the
child restraint system
Objects between the sitting surface and the
child restraint system could affect the function
of the automatic co-driver airbag shutoff.
#
Do not place any objects between the
sitting surface and the child restraint sys-
tem.
#
Make sure that the entire base of the
child restraint system is resting on the
sitting surface of the co-driver seat.
#
Make sure that the backrest of the
forward-facing child restraint system is,
as far as possible, resting on the seat
backrest of the co-driver seat.
#
Always comply with the child restraint
system manufacturer's installation
instructions.
A person on the co-driver seat must observe the
following information:
R
Fasten seat belts correctly (
/
page 30).
R
Sit in an almost upright seat position with their
back against the seat backrest.
R
Sit with their feet resting on the floor, if possi-
ble.
Occupant safety
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