dent.Inthis case, thefront passenger air bag
cannot perform its intended protectivefunc‐
tion,e.g. when aperson is seated in thefront
passenger seat.
That person could, forexample, comeinto
contact with thevehicle interior,especially if
theperson is sitting tooclose to thecockpit.
If thefront passenger seat is occupied,
alwaysensurethat:
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The classification of theperson in the
front passenger seatiscorrect and the
front passenger air bag is enabled or
deactivated in accordance withthe per‐
son in thefront passenger seat.
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The person is seated properly withacor‐
rectly fastened seat belt.
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The front passenger seat has been moved
as farbackaspossible.
Be suretoalso observe thefollowing further
related subjects:
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Child restraint system on thefront passenger
seat (/ page60).
PRE-SAFE
®
system
PRE-SAFE
®
(anticipatory occupant protec‐
tion)
PRE-SAFE
®
is able to detect certain critical driv‐
ing situations and implementpre-emptivemeas‐
ures to protect thevehicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE
®
can implement thefollowing meas‐
ures independentlyofeachother:
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Tightening theseat belts on thedriver's seat
and front passenger seat.
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Closing theside windows.
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Vehicles with sliding sunroof: Close the
sliding sunroof.
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Vehicles with memoryfunction: Move the
front passenger seattoamorefavorable
seat position.
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Vehicles with memoryfunction in the
rear passenger compartment: move the
outer rear seatstoamorefavorable seat
position.
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Vehicles with multicontour seat: Increase
theair pressureinthe seat side bolsters of
theseat backrest.
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Vehicles with rear seat beltbuckle
extenders: tighten seat belts on theouter
rear seats.
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PRE-SAFE
®
Sound:providedthat themulti‐
media system is switched on, generates a
briefnoise signaltostimulatethe innatepro‐
tectivemechanism of aperson's hearing.
*
NOTE Damage caused by objectsinthe
footwell or behindthe seat
The automatic adjustment of theseat posi‐
tion mayresult in damagetothe seat and/or
theobject.
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Stow objectsinasuitable place.
Reversing thePRE-SAFE
®
system measures
If an accidentdid notoccur,the pre-emptive
measures that were taken arereversed.
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