2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS airbag

Pot
entia lprotection from eachairbag: AIRB
AG Potentia lprotection for:
Kn ee airb ag Thigh, knee and lowe rleg
Dr iver's airbag,
fr ont pass enger
airb ag Head
andribcag e
Wi ndo wcurtain
airbag Head
Side airbag Ribcage,also pelvis for
fr ont seatoccupa nts &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ur ies
if th ef ront-passen gera irb ag isenabl ed
If th ef ront-passen gerfront airb agisenabl ed,
ac hild onthef ront-passen gers eat maybe
st ru ck bythef ront-passen gera irb ag dur ing
an accide nt.
NEVER usearear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat witha nE NABLED FRONT
AIRB AG,DEATH orSER IOUS INJURYtothe
CH ILD can occur . When
installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rvet he vehicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page60). Also, always
obser vethen otes on rear wa rd-faci ng or
fo rw ard-f acin gchild restra int systems onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
Ve hicl eswith automatic front passen gera ir‐
bag shutoff:
The front passe nger airba gcan only bedeploy ed
in an acciden tift he PASSENGER AIRBAGO FF
ind icat orlam piso ff.I ft he front passeng erseat
is occupied, makesure, bo th bef orea nd dur ing
th ej our ney,that thes tatus ofthef ront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 45).
* NO
TEImpo rtant poin tsto remember if
th ef ront passeng erseat isunocc upied In
an acciden t,th ec om ponen tsof the
re stra int system maydeplo yunnec essar ily
on thef ront passeng erside if:
R Ther earehea vyobjec tson thef ront
passeng erseat. R
The seat belttongu eise ngaged inthe
seat beltbuckleofthef ront passeng er
seat andthef ront passeng erseat is
unocc upied. #
Stow object sinas uitable place. #
Onlyone per son should useeachseat
belt atanyo ne time. Depending
onthed etect edacc ident situa tion,
th ew indo wcurtain airbag onthef ront
passeng erside maydeplo y.The airbag is
deplo yedr egardless ofwhe ther thef ront
passeng erseat isoccupied.
Cushionbag inther eclining rear seat
The cushi onbag offers addit ionalocc upant pro‐
te ction inthee vent offront alimpacts. When
acti vated, thec ushionbag deploysund erthe
seat cushion. Thishelps preve ntthev ehicle
occupant from slipping offt he seat cushion.
If yo ui nstallac hild restra int system onthe
re cli ning rear seat ,alway so bser vethea dditional
no tes( /pag e50). Occupant
safety 41

Pr
otection bythea irbags Dep
endingonthea cciden tsituation ,ana irbag
ma ysupplement thep rotection offere db yac or‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrect sea tposition
If yo ud eviat ef romt hecor rect sea tposition,
th ea irbag cannotper form itsintended pro‐
te ctiv efuncti onand deployme ntma yeven
cause further injur ies.
In order toavo idrisk s, eac hvehicle occupant
mus talway sm akes ureo fthe follo wing:
R Fasten seat belts correctly .Pregna nt
wo men musttak ep articular careto
ensur ethat thel ap belt neverliesa cross
th ea bdomen.
R Adoptthe cor rect sea tposition and keep
as fara wa ya sp oss ible from thea irbags.
R Obser vethef ollo wing information. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
objec tsbetween thea irbag andvehicle
occupant. To
avo idther isk sresulting from thed eplo yment
of an airbag, eachvehicle occupant must
obser vethef ollo wing information inpar ticular :
R Befores tartin gy our jour ney,adjus tyour seat
cor rectly;t he driver's seat andfront
passeng erseat should bemo veda sfar back
as possi ble.
When doingso,alwayso bser vethei nfor ma‐
tion onthec orrect driver's seatposition
(/ page 96).
R Only holdthes teer ing wheel bythes teer ing
wheel rim. This allows thea irbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alw aysl ean agains tthe seat backres tw hen
th ev ehicle isin mo tion. Donotlean forw ards
or agains tthe door orside windo w.Youm ay
ot her wise beinthed eplo yment area ofthe
airbag s.
R Alw aysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don ot
put your feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le. Yo
ur feet ma yother wise beinthed eplo y‐
ment area ofthea irbag.
R Ifch ildr enaret rave ling inthev ehicle,
obser vethea dditional notes( /pag e50).
R Alw ayss towa ndsec ureo bject scorrectl y.
Objects inthev ehicle interior maypreve nt an
ai rba gfromf unc tioning correctly .Eachv ehicle
occupant mustalway sm akes ureo fthe follo w‐
ing inpar ticular :
R Ther eareno people, animals orobje cts
be tween thev ehicle occupants andanair‐
bag.
R Ther eareno object sbetwe en thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther eareno har dobjec ts,e.g. coat hangers,
hanging ontheg rabh andles orcoat hooks.
R Ther eareno accessor yparts, suc hasm obile
na vig ation devices, mobile phones orcup
holder s,att ached tothev ehicle within the
deplo yment area ofan airbag, e.g.onthe
coc kpit, onthed oor ,ont he side windo wor
on thes ide walltrim. 42
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In
addi tion, noconnecting cables,tensi oni ng
st ra ps orretainin gstrap sm ustb erout edor
att ached tothev ehicle within thed eplo y‐
ment area ofan airbag. Alwaysc om ply with
th ea ccessor ymanuf actur er'sinstallation
ins truct ions and, inpar ticular ,the noteso n
suit able places fori ns tallation .
R Ther eareno hea vy,s har p-edg edorfra gile
obje ctsi nt he poc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobject sinas uitable place. Limit
edprotection prov ided byairbags &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations tothea irbag cover
If yo um odify thec over ofan airbag oraffix
object ssucha sstickers to it,thea irbag may
no long erfunc tion correctly . #
Neverm odify thec over ofan airbag and
do nota ffix ob ject stoit. The
installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theA IRB AG symbol (/page40). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
th eu seofunsuit ableseat covers
Uns uitable seat covers can obstruct orpre‐
ve nt thed eplo yment ofair bags integr ated
int ot he seats.
Conseq uently,thea irbags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey ared esig ned to
do. Inaddition, operation ofthea utomatic
fr ont passeng erair bag shut offm aybe
re strict ed. #
Yous hould onlyuse seat covers that
ha ve been approved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tions ofthes ensor sint he door paneling
Sensor stoc ontr olthea irbags arel ocat edin
th ed oor s.Modif ication sorw orkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ing, aswellas damag eddoor s,can lead to
th ef unc tion ofthes ensor sbeing impair ed.
The airbags mightther efor en otfunc tion
pr oper lyan ym ore. Con
sequent ly,t he airbags cannotprotect
ve hicle occupants asthey ared esig ned to
do. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorparts of the
door s. #
Alw aysh ave workon thed oor sordoor
paneling carried out ataq ualif iedspe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag nolong erhas aprotective
func tion andcann otprotect asintended in
th ee vent ofan acciden t. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
spec ialistworks hop inorder tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediat ely. Occ
upant safety 43

St
atus ofthef ront passeng erfront airbag Fu
nction ofthea utoma ticfront passeng er
air bag shutoff
The automatic front passeng erairbag shutoffis
able todetect whe ther thef ront passeng erseat
is occupied byap erson orac hild restra int sys‐
te m. The front pass engerairb agisenabl edor
disa bled accor dingly.
When installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,alw aysm akes ureo fthe
fo llo wing:
R Ensur ethat thec hild restra int system isposi‐
tion edcor rectl y(/pag e49).
R Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation instruct ions .
R Neverp lace objects, e.g.cushi ons,under or
behi ndthec hild restra int system.
R Fully retract thes eat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment .
R The entireb ase ofthec hild restra int system
mus talway sr esto nthe sitting surface ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. R
The backres to fthe forw ard-f acin gchild
re stra int system mus t,as fara sp ossi ble, be
re sting onthes eat backres to fthe front
passeng erseat.
R The child restra int system mus tnottouc ht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra int s.Ad jus tthe seat backres tinclin a‐
tion andtheh ead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
object sbetwe en thes itting surface and
th ec hild restra int system
Objec tsbetween thes itting surface and the
ch ild restra int system could affect thef unc ‐
tion ofthea utomatic front passeng erairbag
shut off.
This could result inthef ront passeng erair‐
bag notfunc tion ingasintended during an
acciden t. #
Donotp lace anyo bjec tsbetween the
sitting surface and thec hild restra int
sy stem. #
The entireb ase ofthec hild restra int
sy stem mus talway sr esto nthe sitting
sur face ofthef ront passeng erseat. #
The backres to fthe forw ard-f acin gchild
re stra int system mus t,as fara sp ossi ‐
ble, beresting onthes eat backres to f
th ef ront passeng erseat. #
Alw aysc om plyw itht he child restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . Ap
erson onthef ront passeng erseat must
obser vethef ollo wing information:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y(/pag e35).
R Sitinan almos tupright seatposi tion with
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backres t.
R Sitwiththeir feet resting onthef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
The front passeng erairbag mayother wise be
disable dbym ista ke ,for exam ple inthef ollo wing
situations:
R The front passeng ertransf erst heir weight by
suppor tingthemselv eson avehicle armr est. 44
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R
The front passeng ersits insuc haw aythat
th eir weight israised from thes itting sur‐
fa ce. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
deactiv ated front passeng erairbag
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pislit,t he front passeng erairbag isdisa‐
bled. Itwill notb ed eplo yedi nt he event of
an acciden tand cann otper form itsintended
pr otect ivef unc tion .
Ap erson inthef ront passeng erseat could
th en, fore xamp le,com eintoc ontact with
th ev ehicle interior ,especially ifth ep erson is
sitt ing tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat :
R The classif ication ofthep erson inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tisc orrect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble dina ccor dance withthe per son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. R
The front passeng ersea thas been moved
as farb acka spossi ble.
R The person isseat edcor rectl y. #
Ensu re,b othb efor ea nd dur ing thej our‐
ne y,that thes tatus ofthef ront
passeng erairbag iscor rect. If
th ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied, thec las‐
sif ication ofthep erson orchild restra int system
on thef ront passeng erseat take sp lace afte rt he
fr ont passeng erairbag shutoffs elf-t est.The
PA SSENGER AIRBAGi ndicat orlam psdispla ythe
st atus ofthef ront passeng erairbag.
Alw ayso bser vethen otes on thef unc tion ofthe
PA SSENGER AIRBAGi ndicat orlam ps
(/ page45). Fu
nction oftheP ASSE NGER AIR BAGi ndic a‐
to rlam ps Se
lf-te st of aut oma ticfront passeng erfront
air bag shutoff
When thei gnition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed dur ing whic hthe twoP ASSENGER
AIR BAGO NandOFFind icat orlam pslight up
simul taneou sly. Occu
pant safety 45

The
status ofthef ront passeng erfront airbag is
displa yeda fter thes elf-t est:
R PASSENGER AIRBAGO Nlight supfor
60 seco nds, subseq uentlybo th indic ator
lam psareo ff(PAS SENGER AIRB AG ON and
OF F): thef ront passeng erfront airbag isable
to deplo yint he eve ntofan acci dent.
R PASSENGER AIRBAGO FFlight supc ontin u‐
ousl y:thef ront passeng erfront airbag isdis‐
abled. Itwill then notb ed eplo yedi nt he
eve ntofan acci dent.
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO Nindicat orlam pis
of f,on lytheP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pshows thes tatus ofthef ront passeng er
fr ont airbag. ThePASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam pm aybe litcon tinuousl yorbeo ff.
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat orlam p
and the0075 restra int system warning lam p
light upsimultaneousl y,thef ront passeng erseat
ma ynotbe used. Alsointhis case, donotins tall
ac hild restra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat. Have aut omat icfron tp asse nger fron ta ir‐
bag shut offc hec keda nd repair edimmediat elyat
aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. St
atus displa y
If th ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef orea nd dur ing thej our ney,that thes ta‐
tus ofthef ront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
fo rt he cur rent situa tion.
Af teri ns talling arear ward-faci ng child
re stra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGO FFmus tbelitcon ‐
tin uousl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo us ecureac hildinar ear ward-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat andtheP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam piso ff,t he front passeng erairbag
can deplo yint he eve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bythea irbag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pm ustb elit. NEVER
usearear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHo rSERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheC HILD canoccur . When
installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rvet he vehicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page60).
Depending onthec hild restra int system and the
st atur eofthe child, theP ASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pm aybe off.In this case, do
no tins tallth er ear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthef ront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, installth er ear ward-facin gchild
re stra int system onasuitable rear seat .
Af teri ns talling aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat :depen dingonthec hild restra int system
and thes tatur eo fthe child, PASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFma ybelitcon tinuousl yorbeo ff.
Alw ayso bser vethef ollo wing information. 46
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
inc orrect pos itioning ofthef orwa rd-
fa cing child restra int system
If yo us ecureac hildinaf orwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int system onthef ront passeng erseat
and youp ositiont he front passeng erseat too
clos etot he coc kpit, inthee vent ofan acci ‐
de nt, thec hild could :
R Come intoc ontact with thev ehicle inte‐
ri or ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam pislit,f or exam ple.
R Bestru ck bythea irbag ifth e
PA SSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat orlam p
is off. #
Alw aysm ove thef ront passeng erseat
as farb acka spossi bleand fully retract
th es eat cushion lengthadjus tmen t.
Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pi sc orrectly routed from thes eat
belt outle tonthe vehicle tothes houl‐
der belt guide onthec hild restra int sys‐
te m. The shou lderbeltstra pm ustb e
ro uted forw ards and down wardsf rom
th ev ehicle beltoutle t.Ifnecessar y, adjus
tthe seat beltoutle tand thef ront
passeng erseat accor dingly. #
Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sys‐
te mm anufactur er'sinstallation instruc‐
tion s. When
installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rvet he vehicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page60).
If ap erson issitting onthef ront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGO FFma ybelitcon ‐
tin uousl yorbeo ff,d epen dingo nthe per son's
st atur e.
Ap erson onthef ront passeng erseat must
alw ayso bser vethef ollo wing information:
R Ifth ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied byan
adult orap erson withas tatur ec orrespond‐
ing tothat ofan adult ,the PASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFind icat orlam pm ustb eo ff.T his
ind icat esthat thef ront passeng erfront air‐
bag isenabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pislitcon tinuousl y,an adult orper son
wit hab uildcorresponding tothat ofan adult shoul
dnotuse thef ront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, they should usearear seat.
R Ifth ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied bya
per son ofsmaller statur e(e.g. at eenag eror
small adult), theP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FF
ind icat orlam peither light supc ontin uousl y
or remains off,depe nding onther esult ofthe
cla ssificati on.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lam piso ff:m ove thef ront passeng er
seat asfarb acka spossi bleorthep erson
of smaller statur eshoul dusearear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lam pislitcont inuously: thep erson of
smaller statur eshoul dnotuse thef ront
passeng erseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pislit
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam premain slitaf te rt he system self-t est,
th ef ront passeng erair bag isdeactiv ated. It
will notb ed eplo yedi nt he eve ntofan acci ‐ Occu
pant safety 47

sit
ed irection tothed irect ion oftra vela nd faces
ba ckwa rds.
Babies andsmall childr enhave com parativ ely
we ak nec km usclesinrelation tothes ize and
we ight oftheir head. Therisk ofinjur ytot he cer‐
vical spine during anaccident canbereduced in
ar ear ward-faci ng child restra int system.
Alw ayss ecur eac hildrestra int system cor‐
re ctl y &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hcaused
by inc orrect ins tallation ofthec hild
re stra int system
If th ec hild restra int system isincor rectl y
ins talled onasuitable seatin gposit ion, it
can notp erform itsintended protect ivef unc ‐
tion .
The child can notb erestra ined inthee vent of
an acci dent, hea vybraki ng oras udden
ch ang eofdirect ion. #
Alw aysc om plyw itht he manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions fort he child
re stra int system and itscor rect use. #
Makesur ethat thee ntireb ase ofthe
ch ild restra int system alwaysr ests on
th es itting surface ofthes eat. #
Neverp lace objects underorbehi nd
th ec hild restra int system, e.g.cush‐
ions. #
Alw aysu sechild restra int systems with
th eo riginal coverd esi gned fort hem. #
Alw aysr eplace damagedcovers wit h
ge nui ne covers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
unsecur edchild restra int systems inthe
ve hicle
If th ec hild restra int system isno tc orrectly
ins talled orsecur ed,itcould release inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t,sudden braking ora
sudden chang eind irect ion.
The child restra int system could beflung
ar oun dand hit vehicle occupants. #
Alw aysi ns tallch ild restra int systems
cor rectl y,eve nw henn otinuse. #
Alw aysc om plyw itht he child restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . R
Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation andopera ting
ins truct ions aswellas thev ehicle-spec ific
inf ormation:
- Installth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int system onther ear seat
(/ page55).
- Sec uret he child restra int system withthe
seat beltonther ear seat (/page59).
- Sec uret he child restra int system withthe
seat beltonthef ront passeng erseat
(/ page60). Obser vethes pecif ic
ins truction sfor ther ear ward-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gchild restra int systems
(/ page60).
If th ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef orea nd dur ing thej our‐
ne y,that thes tatus ofthef ront
passeng erairbag iscor rect fort he cur‐
re nt situa tion(/pa ge45). Occupa
ntsaf ety 51