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ment may apply a certain tightening force. Do not

hold the seat belt tightly while it is adjusting.

You can activate and deactivate the seat belt

adjustment function using the multimedia system

(/ page 43).

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Multimedia system:

Settings

Vehicle

Activate or deactivate Belt Adjustment.

RReleasing seat beltseleasing seat belts

Press the release button in the seat belt

buckle and guide the seat belt back with the

seat belt tongue.

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passengpassengerer

The ü seat belt warning lamp in the Instru-

ment Display is a reminder that all vehicle occu-

pants must wear their seat belts correctly.

The ü seat belt warning lamp lights up for six

seconds every time the vehicle is started.

In addition, a warning tone may sound.

When the driver's and front passenger's doors are

closed and the driver and front passenger have

fastened their seat belts, the seat belt warning

goes out.

In the following cases, the seat belt warning lights

up during a journey if:

The vehicle speed exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h)

and the driver's or front passenger seat belt is

not fastened.

The driver or front passenger unfastens their

seat belt while the vehicle is in motion.

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Driver's knee airbag

Driver's airbag

Front passenger airbag

Front passenger knee airbag

Window curtain airbag

Side airbag

The installation location of an airbag is identied

by the AIRBAG symbol.

When enabled, an airbag can provide additional

protection for the respective vehicle occupant.

Occupant safety

Potential protection provided by each airbag:

Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lower leg

Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head

and ribcage

Window curtain airbag: head

Side airbag: ribcage and pelvis

NOOTETE Mercedes-AMG vehicles

Observe the notes in the Supplement.

You could otherwise fail to recognize

dangers.

WARNINGARNING 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 installing a child restraint system on the

front passenger seat, observe the vehicle-specic

information (/ page 62). Also, always observe

the notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing

child restraint systems on the front passenger

seat (/ page 62).

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shutshutoo

The front passenger airbag can only be deployed

in an accident if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp is o. If the front passenger seat is

occupied, make sure, both before and during the

journey, that the status of the front passenger air-

bag is correct (/ page 48).

NOTETE Deployment of components of the

restraint system when the front passenger

seat is unoccupied

In an accident, the components of the

restraint system may deploy unnecessarily on

the front passenger side if:

There are heavy objects on the front

passenger seat.

The seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat

belt buckle of the front passenger seat and

the front passenger seat is unoccupied.

Store objects in a suitable place.

Only one person should use each seat

belt at any one time.

Depending on the detected accident situation, the

window curtain airbag on the front passenger side

may deploy. The airbag is deployed regardless of

whether the front passenger seat is occupied.

ProtProtection proection provided bvided by ty the airbagshe airbags

Depending on the accident situation, an airbag

may supplement the protection oered by a cor-

rectly fastened seat belt.

WARNINGARNING Risk of injury or death due to

an incorrect seat position

If you deviate from the correct seat position,

the airbag cannot perform its intended protec-

tive function.

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Occupant safety

Each vehicle occupant must make sure of the

following:

Fasten seat belts correctly. Pregnant

women must take particular care to ensure

that the lap belt never lies across the

abdomen.

Adopt the correct seat position and keep

as far away as possible from the airbags.

Observe the following information.

Always make sure that there are no

objects between the airbag and vehicle

occupant.

To avoid the risks resulting from the deployment

of an airbag, each vehicle occupant must observe

the following information in particular:

Before starting your journey, adjust your seat

correctly; the driver's seat and front

passenger seat should be moved as far back

as possible.

When doing so, always observe the informa-

tion on the correct driver's seat position

(/ page 88).

Only hold the steering wheel by the steering

wheel rim. This allows the airbag to be fully

deployed.

Always lean against the seat backrest when

the vehicle is in motion. Do not lean forwards

or against the door or side window. You may

otherwise be in the deployment area of the

airbags.

The occupants must always keep their feet on

the oor. Do not put your feet on the cockpit,

for example. Your feet may otherwise be in the

deployment area of the airbag.

If children are traveling in the vehicle, observe

the additional notes (/ page 53).

Always stow and secure objects correctly.

Objects in the vehicle interior may prevent an air-

bag from functioning correctly. Each vehicle occu-

pant must always make sure of the following in

particular:

There are no people, animals or objects

between the vehicle occupants and an airbag.

There are no objects between the seat, door

and door pillar (B-pillar).

There are no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers,

hanging on the grab handles or coat hooks.

There are no accessories, such as mobile navi-

gation devices, mobile phones or cup holders,

within the deployment area of an airbag, e.g.

on the cockpit, on the door, on the side win-

dow or on the side trim.

In addition, no connecting cables, tensioning

straps or retaining straps must be routed or

attached to the vehicle within the deployment

area of an airbag. Always comply with the

accessory manufacturer's installation instruc-

tions and, in particular, the notes on suitable

places for installation.

There are no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile

objects in the pockets of your clothing. Store

such objects in a suitable place.

Occupant safety

LimitLimitations of tations of the prothe protection proection provided bvided by airbagsy airbags

WARNINGARNING Risk of injury due to modica-

tions to the cover of an airbag

If you modify the cover of an airbag or ax

objects such as stickers to it, the airbag may

no longer function correctly.

Never modify the cover of an airbag and

do not ax objects to it.

The installation location of an airbag is identied

by the AIRBAG symbol (/ page 43).

Objects in the deployment area of an airbag may

prevent the airbag from functioning correctly.

WARNINGARNING Risk of injury from objects in

the deployment area of an airbag

Objects in the deployment area of an airbag

can hinder or prevent the correct deployment

of the airbag.

The airbag may then deploy in an uncontrolled

manner and may even cause additional inju-

ries to the vehicle occupants by deploying.

This 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.

WARNINGARNING 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.

You should only use seat covers that

have been approved for the correspond-

ing seats by Mercedes-Benz.

WARNINGARNING 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.

Never modify the doors or parts of the

doors.

Always have work on the doors or door

trim carried out at a qualied specialist

workshop.

WARNINGARNING Risk of injury due to deployed

airbag

A deployed airbag no longer oers any protec-

tion.

Have the vehicle towed to a qualied

specialist workshop in order to have the

deployed airbag replaced.

Have deployed airbags replaced immediately.

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shutshutoo

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 and front passenger

knee airbag are enabled or disabled accordingly.

WARNINGARNING 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.

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 installing a child restraint system on the

front passenger seat, observe the vehicle-specic

information (/ page 62). Also, always observe

the notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing

child restraint systems on the front passenger

seat (/ page 62).

A person on the front passenger seat must

observe the following information:

Fasten seat belts correctly (/ page 39).

Sit in an almost upright seat position with their

back against the seat backrest.

Sit with their feet resting on the oor, if possi-

ble.

The front passenger airbag may otherwise be dis-

abled by mistake, for example, in the following sit-

uations:

The front passenger transfers their weight by

supporting themselves on a vehicle armrest.

The front passenger sits in such a way that

their weight is raised from the seat surface.

WARNINGARNING Risk of injury or death due to a

disabled front passenger airbag

The front passenger airbag is disabled when

the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp

is lit.

A person in the front passenger seat could

then, for example, come into contact with the

vehicle interior, especially if the person is sit-

ting too close to the cockpit.

If the front passenger seat is occupied, always

ensure that:

The classication of the person in the front

passenger seat is correct and the front

passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in

accordance with the person in the front

passenger seat.

The front passenger seat has been moved

as far back as possible.

The person is seated correctly.

Both before and during the journey,

ensure that the status of the front

passenger airbag is correct.

If the front passenger seat is occupied, the classi-

cation of the person or child restraint system on

the front passenger seat takes place aer the

front passenger airbag shuto self-test. The

PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps display the

status of the front passenger airbag.

Occupant safety

Always observe the notes on the function of the

PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps

(/ page 48).

Function of tunction of the Phe PASSENASSENGER AIR BAGER AIR BAG indicatG indicatoror

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Self-tSelf-tesest of autt of automatic fromatic front passengont passenger airbag shut-er airbag shut-

oo

When the vehicle is switched on, a self-test is per-

formed during which the two PASSENGER AIR

BAG ON and OFF indicator lamps light up simulta-

neously.

The status of the front passenger airbag is dis-

played via the PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator

lamps aer the self-test:

ON is lit:

ON is lit: the front passenger airbag may

deploy during an accident.

The indicator lamp goes out aer 60 seconds.

ON and OFF ar

ON and OFF are noe not lit:t lit: the front passenger

airbag may deploy during an accident.

OFF is lit:

OFF is lit: the front passenger airbag is disa-

bled. It will then not be deployed in the event

of an accident.

If the PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is

o, only the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp shows the status of the front passenger air-

bag. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp

may be lit continuously or be o.

If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp

and the 6 restraint system warning lamp light

up simultaneously, the front passenger seat may

not be used. Also in this case, do not install a

child restraint system on the front passenger

seat. Have the automatic front passenger airbag

shuto checked and repaired immediately at a

qualied specialist workshop.

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If the front passenger seat is occupied, ensure,

both before and during the journey, that the sta-

tus of the front passenger airbag is correct for the

current situation.

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AIR BAG OFF must be lit continuously.

WARNINGARNING Risk of injury or fatal injury

when using a rearward-facing child

restraint system while the co-driver airbag

is enabled

If you secure a child in a rearward-facing child

restraint system on the co-driver seat and the

PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is

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Occupant safety

o, the co-driver airbag can deploy in the

event of an accident.

The child could be struck by the airbag.

Always ensure that the co-driver airbag is

disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp must be lit.

NEVER use a rearward-facing child

restraint system on a seat with an ENA-

BLED FRONT AIRBAG; DEATH or SERI-

OUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.

When installing a child restraint system on the

front passenger seat, observe the vehicle-specic

information (/ page 62).

Depending on the child restraint system and the

stature of the child, the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp may be o. In this case, do not

install the rearward-facing child restraint system

on the front passenger seat.

Instead, install the rearward-facing child restraint

system on a suitable rear seat.

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ttem on tem on the frhe front passengont passenger seater seat:: depending on

the child restraint system and the stature of the

child, PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF may be lit contin-

uously or be o. Always observe the following

information.

WARNINGARNING Risk of injury or death due to

incorrect positioning of the forward-facing

child restraint system

If you secure a child in a forward-facing child

restraint system on the front passenger seat

that is positioned too close to the cockpit, in

the event of an accident, the child could:

come into contact with parts of the vehi-

cle's interior if the PASSENGER AIR BAG

OFF indicator lamp is lit, for example

be struck by the airbag if the PASSENGER

AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is o

Always move the front passenger seat as

far back as possible and fully retract the

seat cushion length adjustment. While

doing so, always make sure that the

shoulder belt strap is correctly routed

from the seat belt outlet of the vehicle to

the shoulder belt guide on the child

restraint system. The shoulder belt strap

must be routed forwards and downwards

from the seat belt outlet. If necessary,

adjust the front passenger seat accord-

ingly.

Always comply with the child restraint

system manufacturer's installation

instructions.

When installing a child restraint system on the

front passenger seat, observe the vehicle-specic

information (/ page 62).

If a per

If a person is sitting on tson is sitting on the frhe front passengont passenger seater seat::

PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF may be lit continuously

or be o, depending on the person's stature.

A person on the front passenger seat must always

observe the following information:

If the front passenger seat is occupied by an

adult or a person with a stature corresponding

to that of an adult, the PASSENGER AIR BAG

OFF indicator lamp must be o. This indicates

that the front passenger airbag is enabled.

If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp is lit continuously, an adult or person

Occupant safety

with a build corresponding to that of an adult

must not use the front passenger seat.

Instead, they should use a rear seat.

If the front passenger seat is occupied by a

person of smaller stature (e.g. a teenager or

small adult), the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp is either lit continuously or

remains o, depending on the classication.

If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp is o: move the front passenger seat

as far back as possible, or the person of

smaller stature should use a rear seat.

If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp is lit continuously: the person of

smaller stature should not use the front

passenger seat.

WARNINGARNING Risk of injury or death when

the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp is lit

If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp remains lit aer the self-test, the front

passenger airbag is disabled.

If the front passenger seat is occupied, always

ensure that:

The classication of the person in the front

passenger seat is correct and the front

passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in

accordance with the person in the front

passenger seat.

The person is seated properly with a cor-

rectly fastened seat belt.

The front passenger seat has been moved

as far back as possible.

Be sure to also observe the following further rela-

ted subjects:

Child restraint system on the front passenger

seat (/ page 62)

PRE-SPRE-SAFEAFE

®®

systsystemem

FFunction of PRE-Sunction of PRE-SAFEAFE

®®

(anticipat(anticipatorory occupanty occupant

protprotection)ection)

PRE-SAFE

is able to detect certain critical driv-

ing situations and implement pre-emptive meas-

ures to protect the vehicle occupants.

PRE-SAFE

can implement the following meas-

ures independently of each other:

Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat

and front passenger seat.

Closing the side windows.

Vehicles witehicles with sliding sunrh sliding sunroof:oof: closing the slid-

ing sunroof.

Vehicles witehicles with memorh memory function:y function: moving the

front passenger seat to a more favorable seat

position.

PRE-SAFE

Sound: provided that the multime-

dia system is switched on, generating a brief

noise signal to stimulate the innate protective

mechanism of a person's hearing.

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