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Safety
Occupant safety
Front airbags
The front airbags are designed to increase
protection to the driver’s and front-passen-
ger’s head and chest. The driver’s front air-
bag and the front-passenger front airbag
are deployed:
ì•« at the start of an accident with high ve-
hicle acceleration or deceleration in a
longitudinal direction
ì•« if the system determines that airbag
deployment can offer additional pro-
tection to that provided by the seat belt
ì•« depending on whether the seat belt is
in use
ì•« independently of other airbags in the
vehicle
ì•« Front airbags are not deployed if the
vehicle overturns, unless the system
detects high vehicle deceleration in a
longitudinal direction.
Front airbags
1 Driver’s front airbag
2 Front-passenger front airbag
The driver’s front airbag deploys in front of
the steering wheel; the front-passenger
front airbag deploys in front of and above
the glove compartment.
The front-passenger front airbag 2 is only
deployed if:
ì•« the front-passenger seat is occupied
G Risk of injury
After an airbag has been deployed:
ì•« airbag parts are hot. Do not touch them,
or you could be burned.
ì•« it must be replaced at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop which has the neces-
sary specialist knowledge and tools to
carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
use a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for
this purpose. In particular, work relevant
to safety or on safety-related systems
must be carried out at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop.
G Risk of injury
A small amount of powder is released when
an airbag is deployed. This powder is not
hazardous to health and does not indicate
that there is a fire in the vehicle. The powder
could cause short-term breathing difficulties
in people with asthma or breathing prob-
lems.
To prevent these breathing difficulties, you
should either:
ì•« leave the vehicle as soon as it is safe to
do so
or
ì•« open the window to allow fresh air to en-
ter the interior
P91.60-3095-31
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