2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS airbag off

Po
tential protection prov ided byeac hairbag:
R Knee airbag: thigh, knee andlowe rleg
R Driver's airbag, front passeng erairbag: head
and ribcag e
R Windo wcur tain airbag: head
R Side airbag: ribcag eand pelvis &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinju ryor deat hifth eco-
dr iver airbag isenabled
If th eco-dr iver airbag isenabled, ach ild on
th eco-dr iver seat maybe struckby theco-
dr iver airbag during anaccident.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint
sy stem onaseat withan ENA BLED FRONT
AIR BAG; DEA THorSER IOUS INJUR Yto the
CH ILD ca nocc ur. Whe
ninst alling ach ild restr aint system onthe
fr ont passeng erseat,ob serveth eve hicle-spe ci/c
inf ormatio n(/ page66) .Also ,alw aysobser ve
th eno teson rear wa rd-faci ng orforw ard-f acing
ch ild restr aint system son thefront passeng er
seat (/page65). Inf Inf
or or
mation onaut mation
onautomatic fr omatic
front passeng ont
passeng erairbag er
airbag
shut shut
o. o.
The front passeng erairbag canonlybe deplo yed
in an accident ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF F
ind icat or lamp iso.. Ifth efront passeng erseat is
occupied, makesur e,bo th bef oreand during the
jour ney,that thestatus ofthefront passeng erair-
bag iscor rect (/ page49) .
* NO NO
TE TE
Deplo yment ofcom pone ntsofthe
re str aint system when thefront passeng er
seat isunoccupied In
an accident, thecom ponents ofthe
re str aint system maydepl oyunnecessar ily on
th efront passeng erside if:
R Ther ear ehea vyobjects onthefront
passeng erseat.
R The seat belttongue iseng aged intheseat
belt buckleofthefront passeng erseat and
th efront passeng erseat isunoccupied. #
Storeobjects inasuit able place. #
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Dependin
gon thede tected acciden tsituat ion,the
wind owcurtain airbag onthefront passeng erside
ma ydeplo y.The airbag isdep loye dre ga rdless of
whe ther thefront passeng erseat isoccupied.
Inf Inf
or or
mation ont mation
onthe cushionbag int he
cushionbag inthe r he
reclining eclining
r r
ear seat ear
seat
The cushionbag o.ersadditional occupantprotec-
tion intheev ent offront alim pacts. Whenena-
bled, thecushionbag deploysunder theseat cush-
ion. This helps prev ent theve hicle occupan tfr om
slipp ingo.theseat cushion.
If yo uinst allach ild restr aint system onthere clin -
ing rear seat, alwaysobser vetheadditional notes
( / pag e54). Pr
ot Pr
otection pro ection
provided b vided
by t y
the airbags he
airbags Depending
ontheaccident situation, anairbag
ma ysupplement thepr otection o.eredbyacor -
re ctl yfa stene dse at belt. Oc
cupa nt safety
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Both bef oreand during thejour ney,
ensur eth at thestatus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect. If
th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, theclassi-
/cat ionoftheper son orchild restr aint system on
th efront passeng erseat take splace aTerthe
fr ont passeng erairb ag shuto. self-t est. The
PA SSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or lamp sdispla yth e
st at us ofthefront passeng erairbag.
Alw aysobser vetheno teson thefunction ofthe
PA SSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or lamp s
( / pag e49). F F
unction oft unction
ofthe P he
PASS EN ASS
ENGER AIRBA GER
AIRBAGindicat G
indicat or or
lam lam
ps ps
Self
-t Self
-tes est
ofaut t
of aut omatic fr omatic
front passeng ont
passeng erairbag shut- er
airbag shut-
o. o.
When theve hicle isswitc hedon,aself -tes tis per -
fo rm ed dur ing whic hth etw oPA SSENGE RAIR
BA GON and OFFind icat or lamp slig ht up simul ta-
neous ly. The
status ofthefront passeng erairbag isdis-
pla yedvia thePA SSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or
la mp saTer theself-t est:
R ON islit: ON
islit: thefront passeng erairbag may
deplo ydur ing anaccident.
The indicat orlam pgoes outaTer 60seconds.
R ON and OFF ar ON
and OFF areno e
no tlit: t
lit: thefront passeng er
airbag maydeplo ydur ing anaccident.
R OFF islit: OFF
islit: thefront passeng erairbag isdisa-
bled. Itwill then notbe deplo yedin theev ent
of an accident.
If th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GON indicat or lamp is
o., onlyth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp showsthestatus ofthefront passeng erair-
bag. ThePASSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp
ma ybe litcontin uouslyor be o..
If th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp
and the0075 restr aint system warning lamplight
up simult aneousl y,thefront passeng erseat may
no tbe used. Alsointhis case, donotinst alla
ch ild restr aint system onthefront passeng er
seat. Have theaut omatic front passeng erairbag Occupant
safety
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Obser
v Obser
ve when st e
when stopping orpar opping
orpar king king
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjurydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk offata linjur ydue toexpo-
sur eto extreme heator cold intheve hicle
If per sons, particu larlych ildr en, aresubject ed
to prolong edexposur eto intense heatorcold,
th er eis arisk ofsevere injur yor even deat h. #
Neverlea veper sons, particular lych il-
dr en, unatt ended intheve hicle. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof suit w
of suit able seats int able
seats inthe v he
vehicle f ehicle
for ins t or
ins tal- al-
lin gac lin
gachild r hild
res es
tr tr
aint syst aint
system em
LeT/rLeT/r
ight ight
r r
ear seat ear
seat
Se cond row of seats (leTandright seat)–pr efer -
re dsecur ingsystem:
® LATC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child seat secur ing
sy stem
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page62). Thir
dro w of seats –pr efer redsecur ingsystem:
® LATC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child seat secur ing
sy stem
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page62).
LeT/ right rear seat (secon dand third seat row) –
alt ernat ive secur ingsystem:
0076 Vehicle seatbelt
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page62).
F F
r r
ont passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat
Secur ingsystem:
0076 Vehicle seatbelt
Be sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,
th at thestatus ofthefront passeng erairbag is
cor rect forth ecur rent situ atio n(/ page49).
R Noteson automati cfront passen gerairbag
shut o.(/ page48). Occupant
safety
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