2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH rear airbag

Re
stra int system functiona lity When
theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed, during whic hth e0075 restra int sys‐
te m wa rning lam plight sup. Itgoes outnolater
th an afe w sec ond saf te rth eve hicle isstar ted.
The com ponen tsof there stra int system areth en
func tional. Malfu
nctioning restra int system A
malfun ction has occurredin there stra int sys‐
te m if:
R the0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes
no tlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon
R the0075 restra int system warning lam p
light sup con tinuousl yor repeat edly during a
jour ney &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ury
due toamalf unctionin there stra int sys‐
te m
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,
re stra int system com ponen tsma ybe trig‐ ge
redunint entionall yor might notbe trig‐
ge redat all intheev ent ofan acciden t.This
ma yaf fect theEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device
or airba g,forex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand
re pair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Fu
nction ofthere stra int system inan acci‐
dent Ho
wthere stra int system worksis de term ined by
th ese verity of theim pact detected and thetype
of acciden tantic ipated:
R Front alim pact
R Rear impact
R Sideim pact
R Rollover
The activ ation thre sholds forth ecom ponen tsof
th ere stra int system arede term ined based on
th eev aluatio nof thesensor values measur edat
va rious points intheve hicle. Thisprocess ispre-
em ptive in nat ure. The trigg ering/ deplo yment ofth
ecom ponen tsof there stra int system mus t
ta ke place ingood timeatthest ar tof thecolli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhi chcan only besee nand measured
af te ra colli sion hasoccur reddo notpla ya deci‐
siv ero le in thedeplo yment ofan airbag. Nordo
th ey prov ide anindic ation ofairbag deployment .
The vehicle maybe def ormed signif icantl ywit h‐
out anairbag beingdeployed. This isthecase if
onl ypar tswhic har ere lativ elyeasil ydef ormed
ar eaf fect ed and thera te ofvehicle deceler ation
is no thigh. Conversely ,an airbag maybe
deplo yedev en though theve hicle suffers onl y
minor deformation. Ifve ry rigid vehicle parts
suc has longitudinal membersar ehit, forex am‐
ple, this ma yre sult insuf ficie ntly highleve ls of
ve hicle deceler ation. 32
Occupant safety

The
comp onent sof there stra int system can
be act ivat ed ordep loye dinde pendently of
eac hot her : Com
pone nt Detected dep loy‐
men tsit uation
Em erge ncy Tensi on‐
ing Device s Fr
ont alim pact, rear
im pact ,side impact ,
ro llo ver Dr
iver' sai rba g,front
pa sse nger front air‐
ba g Fr
ont alim pact Knee
airbag Front alim pact Side
airbag Sideimpact
Wi ndo wcur tain air‐
bag Side
impact ,ro llo ver,
fr ont alim pact Belt
airbag Front alim pact Cushion
airbag Front alim pact The
front passeng erfront airbag canonlybe
deplo yedin an acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIRBA
GOF Find icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront
passeng erseat isoccupied, makesur e,bo th
bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus of
th efront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
(→ page 43) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotair bag
com ponents
The airbag partsareho taf te ran air bag has
been deployed. #
Donotto uc hth eair bag parts. #
Have adeplo yedair bag replaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop assoon
as possible . Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.Take this int oacc ount ,par tic‐
ular lyifan Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device istrig ‐
ge redor an airbag deployed. If
th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sar etrig ‐
ge redor an airbag isdeplo yed, youwill hear a
ban g,and asmal lamoun tof powder mayalso be
re leased:
R The bang willnotge ner ally affect your hear ‐
ing .
R Ingener al,th epo wder released isno thaz‐
ar dous tohealt hbut maycause short-term
br eat hing difficul ties toper sons suffering
fr om asthma orother pulmonar yconditions .
Pr ov ided itis saf eto do so, leavetheve hicle
immediat elyoropen thewindo win order to
pr eve ntbrea thing difficul ties .
Airb agsand pyrotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng
De vice scont ain pe rchlor atemat erial, whic hma y
re qu ire spec ialhandlin gor environm entalpro‐
te ction measures. Na tional guideline sre ga rding
wa ste disposal mustbe obser ved. InCalif ornia,
see http:// www .dtsc. ca.go v/Hazar dousW aste/
Pe rchlor ate/inde x.cfm. Occupant
safety 33

Modif
iedordamag edseat belts mayte ar or
fa il, e.g. inan acc ident .
Modif iedEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device scan
acci dentally trig ge ror failto function as
int ended . #
Nevermodify theseat belts, Emergency
Te nsi oni ng Device s,sea tbe ltanc ho‐
ra ge sor seat beltretract ors. #
Makesur eth at theseat belts are
undamag ed,notwo rnand clean. #
Alw aysha ve theseat belts checked
immed iatelyaf te ran accide ntata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Onl
yuse seat belts whichha ve been approved
fo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedpy rotech nic Emerg encyTen‐
si oni ng Device s
Py rotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device s
th at have been deployedar eno long eroper a‐
tion aland areunable toper form their inten‐
ded protect ive func tion. #
Ther efor e, have deplo yedpy rotech nic
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device simm edi‐
at ely replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybe come trap pe din thedoor orinthe
seat mechanism. #
Alw aysensur eth at an unus edseat belt
is full yre tract ed. In
fo rm ation onthebelt airbag inthere ar
seat belt The
BELTBAG ident ificat ion indic ates that are ar
seat beltiseq uipped withabelt airbag .
When activat ed, thebelt airbag increases the
pr otect edarea oftheve hicle occupant's ribcag e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat h
th ro ugh theuse ofanon -appr ovedch ild
re stra int system
In an acciden t,th ebelt airbag maydamag e
a non -appr ovedor non -aut horized child
re stra int system.
As are sult, thech ild restra int system may
no tbe able toprov ide theint ended leve lof
pr otect ion. #
Ther efor e, alw aysuse LATC Hor LATC H-
type (ISOFIX )to fasten ach ild seat
eq uipped withan integr ated restra int
sy stem. #
Forve hicles equipped withth eop tion al
re ar seat -beltair bags ("belt bag"), only
use aMer cedes-Ben zappr oved boos ter
seat withint egr ated bac kres t. #
Neveruse anair bag equip ped seat belt
to fasten afront orrear-facin gch ild
seat oranon -appr ovedboos terseat. #
Plea secont actanauthor ized Mercedes-
Benz Centerforinf ormation on
app rove dch ild restra int systems. 36
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Fu
nction ofthere ar seat beltbuc kle
ex tender The
seat beltbuckleextende rfo rth eout errear
seat smak esiteasier tofasten theseat belt.
Alw aysensur eth at theseat beltbucklecan be
ex tende dand retract ed free ly.
Af terth eseat beltisfastened, theseat belt
buc kleretur ns toits nor mal posit ion.Theseat
belt then lies tight lyacr oss thelap and thor ax
ar eas. Re
leasing seatbelts #
Press there lease buttonintheseat belt
buc kleand guide theseat beltbackwit hth e
seat belttongu e. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gse at beltadjus tment
vi a the multi mediasy stem Multi
media system:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle Setting s.
Belt
Adj ustmen t #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Seat
beltwarning funct ionforthe driver and
fr on tpass enger The
00E9 seatbeltwarning lam pin theIns tru‐
ment Displa yis are minder that all vehicle occu‐
pants mustwe artheir seat belts correctly .
The 00E9 seatbel twa rning lam plight sup forsix
seconds everytim eth eve hicle isstar ted.
In addition, awa rning tone maysou nd.
Whe nth edr iver's andfront passeng er'sdoor s
ar eclosed andthedr iver and front passeng er
ha ve fastened their seat belts, theseat belt
wa rning goes out.
In thefo llo wing cases ,th eseat beltwarning
light sup dur ing ajour neyif:
R The vehicle speed exceeds 15mp h
(25 km/ h)and thedr iver's orfront
passeng erseat beltisno tfa stened.
R The driver or front passeng erunf astens their
seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. Airbags
Ov
ervie wof airbags 1
Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passeng erfront airbag
4 Windo wcur tain airbag
5 Side impact airbag
The installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theairbag symbol.
When activated, anairbag canprov ide addition al
pr otect ion forth ere spectiv eve hicle occupant. 38
Occupant safety

Pot
entia lpr otection from eachair bag: Airba
gP otentia lpr otection for
…
Knee airbag Thigh,knee andlowe rleg
Dr iver's airbag,
fr ont pass enger
fr ont airbag Head
andribcag e
Wi ndo wcur tain
airbag Head
Side impact air‐
bag Ribcag
e,also pelvis for
fr ont seatoccupa nts The
front passeng erfront airbagcan onlybe
depl oyed inan acciden tif th ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis off.Ifth efront
passeng erseat isoccupied, makesur e,bo th
bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus of
th efront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
(→ page 43) . *
NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember if
th efront passeng erseat isunocc upied In
an acciden t,th ecom ponen tsof the
re stra int system maydeplo yunnec essarily
on thefront passeng erside if:
R Ther ear ehea vyobjec tson thefront
passeng erseat.
R The seat belttongu eis eng aged inthe
seat beltbuckleofthefront passeng er
seat andthefront passeng erseat is
unocc upied. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. #
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Cushionbag
inthere clining rear seat
If th eseat backres tinclin ation issignif icant,th e
cus hionba gpr ov ides addition alocc upant protec‐
tion intheeve ntofafront alimpact. Whenacti ‐
va ted, thecushionbag deploysund ertheseat
cushion. Thishelps preve nttheve hicle occupant
fr om slipping offth eseat cushion. If
yo uins talla ch ild restra int system onthe
re cli ning rear seat ,alw aysobser vetheadditional
no tes(→ pag e48). Pr
otection bytheair bags Dep
endingontheacciden tsituation ,an airbag
ma ysupplement thepr otect ion offere dby acor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
If yo ude viat efrom thecor rect sea tpos ition,
th eair bag cann otper form itsintended pro‐
te ctiv efuncti onand deployme ntma yeve n
cau sefurther injur ies.
To avoid hazar dous situations, alwaysmak e
sur eth at all vehicle occupants:
R Have their seat beltfastened correctly ,
incl uding pregna ntwo men.
R Areseat edproper lyand that dis tance to
th eair bags isas large asposs ible.
R Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n. Occ
upant safety 39

St
atus displa y
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
fo rth ecur rent situa tion.
Af terin st alli ng are ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onthefront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Fmus tbe litcon ‐
tin uousl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit. NEVER
useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . When
installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rveth eve hicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (→pag e57 ).
De pend ing on thech ild restra int system and the
st atur eof thech ild, thePA SSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pma ybe off.In this case, do
no tins tallth ere ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, installth ere ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onasuit able rear seat .
Af terin st alli ng afo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system onthefront passeng er
seat :depen dingonthech ild restra int system
and thest atur eof thech ild, PASSENGER AIR
BA GOF Fma ybe litcon tinuousl yor be off.
Alw aysobser vethefo llo wing informatio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect pos itioning ofthefo rw ard-
fa cing child restra int system
If yo usec ureach ild inafo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system onthefront passeng erseat
and youposi tionth efront passeng erseat too
clos eto thecoc kpit, intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt, thech ild could:
R Come intocon tact with theve hicle inte‐
ri or ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis lit,fo rex am ple.
R Bestru ck bytheair bag ifth e
PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat orlam p
is off. #
Alw aysmo vethefront passeng erseat
as farbac kas possi bleand fully retract
th eseat cushion lengthadjus tment.
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat
belt outle ton theve hicle totheshoul‐
der belt guide onthech ild restra int sys‐
te m. The shou lderbeltstra pmus tbe
ro uted forw ards and down wardsfrom 44
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#
Mak esur eth at theent ire base ofthe
ch ild restra int system alwaysre stson
th esitt ing surface oftheseat. #
Neverpla ceobjects underorbehi nd
th ech ild restra int system, e.g.cush‐
ions. #
Alw aysuse child restra int systems with
th eor iginal coverdesi gned forth em. #
Alw aysre place damag edcovers wit h
ge nui ne covers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
unsecur edchild restra int systems inthe
ve hicle
If th ech ild restra int system isno tcor rectly
ins talled orsecur ed,itcould release inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t,sudden braking ora
sudden chang ein dir ect ion.
The child restra int system could beflung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Alw aysins tallch ild restra int systems
cor rectl y,eve nwh en notin use. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . R
Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation andopera ting
ins truct ions aswellas theve hicle-specif ic
inf ormation:
- Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system onthere ar seat
(→ pag e53).
- Sec ureth ech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere ar seat (→pag e56).
- Sec ureth ech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(→ pag e58). Obser vethespecif ic
ins truction sfo rth ere ar wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems
(→ pag e57 ).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour‐
ne y,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erfront airbag iscor rect forth e
cur rent situa tion(→ page 43) . R
Obse rveth ewa rning labels intheve hicle
int erior and onthech ild restra int system.
R Also secur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent .
No tesfo rve hicl eswith are clining rear seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue totheseat
bac kres tbeing recli ned toofa rbac k‐
wa rds
If ach ild restra int system isins talled and the
seat backres tis recli ned toofarbac kwards,
th ecushionbag maydeplo yby mis take inthe
eve ntofan acci dent. #
Whe nus ing ach ild restra int system,
alw aysensur eth at theseat iscor rectl y
ad jus tedand that theseat backres tis
almos tve rtical. When
installing ach ild restra int system, move
th ere cli ning rear seat backres tto an almos t
upr ight posit ion.The recli ning rear seat backres t
mus tre st agains tth ech ild restra int system.
Obser vetheno teson thecushion airbag
(→ pag e38). Occ
upant safety 49

Ov
ervie wof suitable seatsintheve hicl efo rin st alli ng ach ild restra int system Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems Ve
hicl eseat
Lef t/right rear seat
Prefer redsecur ingsystem: LA
TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ingsys‐
te m Als
osec ureTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(→ pag e55) Alt
ernativ esecur ingsystem:
R Vehicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Securing system:
R Vehicle seatbelt Be
sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
fo rth ecur rent situa tion(→ page 43) .
R Noteson aut omatic front passeng erfront airbag
shut off(→ pag e41 ).
Cent errear seat
Securingsystem:
R Vehicle seatbelt 52
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