Safety, Occupant safety – Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2015 User Manual

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Only secure a child in a rearward-facing

child restraint system on the front-

passenger seat when the front-passenger

front air bag is deactivated. If the

PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is

permanently lit, the front-passenger front

air bag is deactivated (

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page 42).

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Always observe the instructions and safety

notes on "Children in the vehicle"

(

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page 52) and on the "Child restraint

system on the front-passenger seat"

(

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page 58) in addition to the child

restraint system manufacturer's installa-

tion instructions.

Objects in the vehicle interior may pre-

vent an air bag from functioning correctly.

Before starting your journey and to avoid risks

resulting from the speed of the air bag as it

deploys, make sure that:

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there are no people, animals or objects

between the vehicle occupants and an air

bag.

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there are no objects between the seat, door

and B-pillar.

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no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers, hang on

the grab handles or coat hooks.

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no accessories, such as cup holders, are

attached to the vehicle within the deploy-

ment area of an air bag, e.g. to doors, side

windows, rear side trim or side walls.

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no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile objects

are in the pockets of your clothing. Store

such objects in a suitable place.

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WARNING

If you modify the air bag cover or affix objects

such as stickers to it, the air bag can no longer

function correctly. There is an increased risk

of injury.
Never modify an air bag cover or affix objects

to it.

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WARNING

Sensors to control the air bags are located in

the doors. Modifications or work not per-

formed correctly to the doors or door panel-

ing, as well as damaged doors, can lead to the

function of the sensors being impaired. The air

bags might therefore not function properly

any more. Consequently, the air bags cannot

protect vehicle occupants as they are

designed to do. There is an increased risk of

injury.
Never modify the doors or parts of the doors.

Always have work on the doors or door pan-

eling carried out at a qualified specialist work-

shop.

Front air bags

Driver's air bag : deploys in front of the

steering wheel. Front-passenger air bag ;

deploys in front of and above the glove box.
When deployed, the front air bags offer addi-

tional head and thorax protection on the front

seats.
The permanently lit PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp shows you that the front-

passenger front air bag is deactivated

(

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page 42).

Front-passenger bag ; is only deployed if:

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an occupant is detected on the front-

passenger seat

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the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp is not lit (

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page 56)

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the restraint system control unit predicts a

high accident severity

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