Mercedes-Benz S-Class Saloon 2021, Owner'S Manual

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This may be the case in particular if the airbag
is integrated into the seat.
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Always stow and secure objects cor-
rectly.
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Before commencing your journey, make
sure that no objects are stowed in the
deployment area of an airbag.
Observe the notes on loading the vehicle
(
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page 141). When triggered, the centre airbag
deploys between the front seats (
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page 53).
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W WARNING ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
the use of unsuitable seat covers
Due to unsuitable seat covers, the airbags
cannot protect vehicle occupants as intended.
In addition, the operation of the automatic
front passenger airbag shuto 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.
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W WARNING ARNING Risk of injury due to malfunc-
tioning sensors in the door
The function of the airbags can be impaired
due to modi cations or incorrect work per-
formed on the doors or door trim, or if the
doors are damaged.
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Never modify the doors or parts of the
doors.
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Always have work on the doors or door
trim carried out at a quali ed specialist
workshop.
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W WARNING ARNING Risk of injury due to deployed
airbag
A deployed airbag no longer o ers any protec-
tion.
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Have the vehicle towed to a quali ed
specialist workshop in order to have the
deployed airbag replaced.
Have deployed airbags replaced immediately.
SSttatus of t atus of the fr he front passeng ont passenger fr er front airbag ont airbag
FFunction of t unction of the aut he automatic fr omatic front passeng ont passenger airbag er airbag
shut shutoo
The automatic front passenger airbag shuto is
able to detect whether the front passenger seat is
occupied by a person or a child restraint system.
The front passenger airbag is enabled or disabled
accordingly.
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W WARNING ARNING 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 shuto or damage the system.
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Do not store any objects under the co-
driver seat.
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When the co-driver seat is occupied,
make sure that no objects are trapped
under the co-driver seat.
When tting a child restraint system to the front
passenger seat, observe the vehicle-speci c infor-
mation (
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page 78). Also, always observe the
notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing child
56 56 Occupant safety