3
Front passenger airbag
4
Window curtain airbag
5
Side airbag
The installation location of an airbag can be rec‐
ognized by the AIRBAG marking.
When enabled, an airbag can provide additional
protection for the respective vehicle occupant.
Potential protection from each airbag:
AIRBAG Potential protection for:
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
&
WARNING Risk of injury or fatal injuries
if the front-passenger airbag is enabled
If the front-passenger front airbag is enabled,
a child on the front-passenger seat may be
struck by the front-passenger 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-spe‐
cific information (/ page 61). Also, always
observe the notes on rearward-facing or
forward-facing child restraint systems on the
front passenger seat.
Vehicles with automatic front passenger air‐
bag 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 (/ page 44).
*
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:
R
There are heavy objects on the front
passenger seat.
R
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 curtain airbag on the front
passenger side may deploy. The airbag is
deployed regardless of whether the front
passenger seat is occupied.
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Occupant safety
