2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS airbag off

During aj ou rn ey ,t he seat belt wa rn ing light su p
if: R
The ve hicle speed ex ceed s1 5m ph
(25 km/h) and th ed ri ve r's or front
passenger seat belt is no tf as te ned.R
The driver or front passenger unfas te ns th eir
seat belt while th ev ehicle is in motion.
Airbags
Overvie wofa ir bags
1
Knee air bag
2
Driver's air bag 3
Fr ont-passenger front air bag4
Wi ndo wc ur ta in air bag5
Side air bag
The ins ta llation location of an air bag is identi‐
fi ed by th eA IRB AG symbol.
When activated, an air bag can pr ov ide addi‐
tiona lp ro te ction fo rt he re spectiv ev ehicle
occupant.
AIRB AG Pot entia lp ro te ction fo r
…
Knee air bag Thigh ,k nee and lo we rl eg
Driver's air bag,
front passenger
air bag Head and ri bcage
Wi ndo wc ur ta in
air bag Head
Side air bag Ribcage, also pelvis fo r
front sea to ccupants
The front-passenger front air bag can only
depl oy in an accident if th eP ASSENGER AIR BA G OFF indicator lam piso ff .I ft he front passenger
seat is occupied, mak es ure, bo th befor ea nd
during th ej ourne y, th at th es ta tus of th ef ro nt
passenger air bag is cor re ct ( →
pa ge 41 ).
u NO TE Impo rt ant points to re member if
th ef ro nt passenger seat is unoccupied
In an accident, th ec omponents of th e
re st ra int sy st em ma yd eplo yu nnecessarily
on th ef ro nt passenger side if: R
Ther ea re heavy objects on th ef ro nt
passenger seat. R
The seat belt to ngu eise ngaged in th e
seat belt buckle of th ef ro nt passenger
seat and th ef ro nt passenger seat is
unoccupied.

R
Alw ay so bser ve th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
manufacturer's ins ta llation instructions.R
Ne ve rp lace objects under or behind th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em, e.g. cushions.R
Fu ll yr et ra ct th es eat cushion lengt ha djust‐
ment. R
The entir eb ase of th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
mus ta lw ay sr es tont he seat cushion of th e
front-passenger seat. R
The backres toft he fo rw ard-facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em mus tl ie as fl at as possible
agains tt he backres toft he front-passen ge r
seat. R
The ch ild re st ra int sy st em mus tn ot to uc ht he
ro of or be put under st ra in by th eh ead
re st ra ints. Ad jus tt he seat backres ti nclina‐
tion and th eh ead re st ra int setting accord‐
ingly. q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hd ue to
object sb et we en th es itting sur fa ce and
th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
Objects between th es itting sur fa ce and th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em could af fe ct th ef unc‐
tion of th ea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
This could re sult in th ef ro nt passenger air‐
bag no tf unctioning as intended during an
accident.

St atus display
If th ef ro nt passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor ea nd during th ej ourne y, th at th es ta ‐
tus of th ef ro nt passenger air bag is cor re ct fo r
th ep re va ilin gs ituation.
Af te ri nstalling ar ear wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger
seat: PA SSENGER AIR BA GO FF mus tbel it con‐
tinuousl y.
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hc aused
by usin gar ear wa rd -facing ch ild re st ra int
sy st em when th ef ro nt passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in ar ear wa rd -facing
ch ild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger
seat and th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF indi‐
cator lam piso ff ,t he front passenger airbag
can deplo yint he ev ent of an accident.
The ch ild could be st ru ck by th ea irbag.
Alw ay sm ak es ur et hat th ef ro nt passenger
airbag is disabled. The PA SSENGER AIR BA G
OFF indicator lam pm us tbel it. When ins ta lling ac hild re st ra int sy st em on th e
front passenger seat, obse rv et he ve hicle-spe‐
cific information ( →
pag e3 9).
Depending on th ec hild re st ra int sy st em and th e
st atur eoft he ch ild, th eP ASSENGER AIR BA G
OFF indicator lam pm ay be off. In th is case, do
no ti ns ta ll th er ear wa rd -facing ch ild re st ra int
sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger seat.
Ins te ad, ins ta ll th er ear wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st em on as uitable re ar seat.
Af te ri nstalling af or wa rd -facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger
seat: depending on th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
and th es ta tur eoft he ch ild, PA SSENGER AIR
BA GO FF ma ybel it continuousl yorbeo ff .
Alw ay so bser ve th ef ollowing information. q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hd ue to
incor re ct positioning of th ef or wa rd -
fa cing ch ild re st ra int sy st em
If yo us ecur eac hild in af or wa rd -facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger seat
and yo up ositio nt he front passenger seat to o
clos etot he cockpit, in th ee ve nt of an acci‐
dent, th ec hild could: R
Come int oc on ta ct wi th parts of th ev ehi‐
cle interior if th eP ASSENGER AIR BA G
OFF indicator lam pisl it, fo re xa mp le.R
Be st ru ck by th ea irbag if th eP ASSENGER
AIR BA GO FF indicator lam piso ff