Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2020, Owner'S Manual

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Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head
and ribcage
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Window airbag: head
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Side airbag: ribcage, also pelvis for front seat
occupants
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Centre airbag: head and ribcage
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Rear airbag: head
Information on child restraint systems on
the front passenger seat
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WARNING Risk of injury or death if the
co-driver airbag is enabled
If the co-driver airbag is enabled, a child on
the co-driver seat may be struck by the co-
driver airbag during an accident.
NEVER use a rearward-facing child restraint
system on a seat with an ENABLED FRONT
AIRBAG; DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the
CHILD can occur.
When fitting a child restraint system to the front
passenger seat, observe the vehicle-specific
information (
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page 78). Also, always observe
the notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing
child restraint systems on the front passenger
seat.
Information on automatic front passenger
airbag shutoff
The front passenger airbag can only be deployed
in an accident if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is off. If the front passenger seat
is occupied, make sure, both before and during
the journey, that the status of the front
passenger airbag is correct (
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page 53).
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NOTE Important points to remember if
the front passenger seat is unoccupied
In an accident, the components of the
restraint system may deploy unnecessarily
on the front passenger side if:
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There are heavy objects on the front
passenger seat.
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The seat belt tongue is engaged in the
seat belt buckle of the front passenger
seat and the front passenger seat is
unoccupied.
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Stow objects in a suitable place.
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Only one person should use each seat
belt at any one time.
Depending on the detected accident situation,
the window airbag on the front passenger side
may deploy. The airbag is deployed regardless of
whether the front passenger seat is occupied.
Information on the rear airbag
Always observe the information on the rear air‐
bag, especially in the following situations:
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A person is sitting on the outer rear seat.
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You install a child restraint system on the
outer rear seat.
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You stow objects behind the front seats.
Before beginning the journey, observe the infor‐
mation on the rear airbag (
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page 55). Be
aware of the status of the respective rear airbag
depending on the situation both before and dur‐
ing the journey (
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page 57).
48 Occupant safety