2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON airbag disable

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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury from objects in
th e deployment area of an airbag
Objects in the deployment area of an airbag
can hinder or pr eventthe cor rect deployment
of the airbag.
The airbag may then deploy in an uncontrolled
manner and may even cause additional inju-
ri es totheve hicle occupants bydeploying.
This may be the case in particular if the airbag
is integ rated into the seat. #
Always st owand secure objects cor-
re ctl y. #
Before commencing your journe y,make
sure that no objects are st owed in the
deployment area of an airbag. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 144). When triggered, the centre airbag
deplo ysbetween the front seats (/ page 49). &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
th e use of unsuitable seat co vers
Due tounsuitable seat co vers,th e airbags
cannot pr otect vehicle occupants as intended.
In addition, the operation of the automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. could be
re stric ted. #
You should only use seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved forth e cor respond-
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
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ARNI NGRisk of injury due tomalfunc-
tioning sensors in the door
The function of the airbags can be impaired
due tomodi/cations or incor rect wo rkper-
fo rm ed on the doors or door trim, or if the
doors are damaged. #
Never modify the doors or parts of the
doors. #
Always ha veworkon the doors or door
trim car ried out at a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due todeplo yed
airbag
A depl oyed airbag no longer o.ers any pr otec-
tion. #
Have theve hicle towe dto a quali/ed
specialist workshop in order tohave the
deplo yed airbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yed airbags replaced immediatel y. S
S
t
tatus of t
atus of t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er fr
er front airbag
ont airbag F
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unction of t
unction of t he aut
he automatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.
o.
The automatic front passen ger airbag shuto. is
able todetect whe ther the front passenger seat is
occupied bya person or a child restraint system.
The front passenger airbag is enabled or disabled
acco rdingl y. Occupant saf
ety
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury or dea thdue to
objects under the co-driver seat
Objects trapped under the co-driver seat can
inter fere with the function of the automatic
co-driver airbag shuto. or damage the system. #
Do not store any objects under the co-
driver seat. #
When the co-driver seat is occupied,
make sure that no objects are trapped
under the co-driver seat. When /tting a
child restraint system tothe front
passenger seat, obser vetheve hicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page 80). Also, alw ays obser vethe
no tes on rear wa rd-facing or forw ard-facing child
re straint systems on the front passenger seat
(/ page 79).
A person on the front passenger seat must
obser vethefo llowing information:
R Fasten seat belts co rrectly (/ page 44).
R Sit in an almost upright seat position with their
back against the seat backrest. R
Sit with their feet resting on the 0oor, if possi-
ble.
The front passenger airbag may otherwise be dis-
abled bymistake, forex ample, in thefo llowing sit-
uations:
R The front passenger transfers their weight by
supporting themsel ves on a vehicle armrest.
R The front passen ger sits in such a wayth at
th eir weight is raised from the seat sur face. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to a
disabled front passenger airbag
The front passenger airbag is disabled when
th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
is lit.
A person in the front passenger seat could
th en, forex ample, come into contact with the
ve hicle interior, especially if the person is sit-
ting too close tothe cockpit. If
th e front passenger seat is occupied, alw ays
ensure that:
R the classi/cation of the person in the front
passenger seat is cor rect and the front
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance with the person in the front
passenger seat.
R the front passenger seat has been mo ved
as far back as possible.
R the person is seated cor rectl y. #
Both before and during the journe y,
ensure that the status of the front
passenger airbag is cor rect. If
th e front passenger seat is occupied, the classi-
/cation of the person or child restraint system on
th e front passenger seat take s place aTer the
front passenger airbag shuto. self-test. The
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps displ aythe
status of the front passenger airbag.
Alw ays obser vethe no tes on the function of the
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps
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ety

#
Always ensu rethat the front passenger
airbag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator la mpmust be lit. #
NEVER use a rear wa rd-facing child
re straint system on a seat wi than ENA-
BLED FRONT AIR BAG. This can result in
th e DEATH of or SERIOUS INJURY tothe
CHILD. When /tting a
child restraint system tothe front
passenger seat, obser vetheve hicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page 79).
Depending on thech ild restraint system and the
stature of thech ild, thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator la mpmay be o.. In this case, do not /t
th ere ar wa rd-facing child restraint system tothe
front passenger seat.
Instead, /t there ar wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te m to a suitable rear seat.
ATer ATer /tting
/tting a f
a forw
orw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild r
hild res
estr
traint sy
aint sy s-
s-
t
t em t
em t o t
o the fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::depending on the
ch ild restraint system and the stature of thech ild,
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF may be lit continuously or be o.. Alw
ays obser vethefo llowing informa-
tion. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incor rect positioning of thefo rw ard-facing
ch ild restraint system
If yo u secure a child in a forw ard-facing child
re straint system on the front passenger seat
th at is positioned too close tothe cockpit, in
th eeve nt of an accident, thech ild could:
R come into contact with theve hicle interior
if th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is lit, forex ample
R be st ruck bythe airbag if thePA SSENGER
AIR BAG OFF indicator la mpis o.. #
Always mo vethe front passenger seat as
fa r back as possible and fully retract the
seat cushion length adjustment. While
doing so, alw ays make sure that the
shoulder belt st rap is cor rectly routed
from the seat belt outlet of theve hicle to
th e shoulder belt guide on thech ild
re straint system. The shoulder belt strap
must be routed forw ards and down wards from
the seat belt outlet. If necessar y,
adjust the seat belt outlet and the front
passenger seat accordingl y. #
Always comply with thech ild restraint
system manufactu rer's installation
inst ructions. When /tting a
child restraint system tothe front
passenger seat, obser vetheve hicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page 79).
If a per If a per son is sitting on t
son is sitting on t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF may be lit continuously
or be o., depending on the person's stature.
A person on the front passenger seat must alw ays
obser vethefo llowing information:
R Ifth e front passenger seat is occupied byan
adult or a person with a stature cor responding
to that of an adult, thePA SSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator la mpmust be o.. This indicates
th at the front passenger airbag is enabled.
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is lit continuousl y,an adult or person
with a build cor responding tothat of an adult
must not use the front passenger seat. 56
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ety

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tead, they should use a rear seat.
R Ifth e front passenger seat is occupied by a
person of smaller stature (e.g. a teenager or
small adult), thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator la mpis either lit continuously or
re mains o., depending on the classi/cation.
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is o.: mo vethe front passenger seat
as far back as possible, or the person of
smaller stature should use a rear seat.
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is lit continuousl y:the person of
smaller stature should not use the front
passenger seat. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death when
th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is lit
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp remains lit aTer the self-test, the front
passenger airbag is disabled. If
th e front passenger seat is occupied, alw ays
ensure that:
R The classi/cation of the person in the front
passenger seat is cor rect and the front
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance with the person in the front
passenger seat.
R The person is seated proper lywith a cor-
re ctly fastened seat belt.
R The front passenger seat has been mo ved
as far back as possible. Be sure
toalso obser vethefo llowing fur ther rela-
te d subjects:
R Child restraint system on the front passenger
seat (/ page 79)
R Suitable positioning of thech ild restraint sys-
te m (/ page 67) Inf Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he r
he rear airbag
ear airbag P
P
oints t
oints t o r
o remember when t
emember when t he r
he rear seat is occu-
ear seat is occu-
pied
pied
The rear airbag o.ers the occupants on the outer
re ar seats additional occupant pr otection in the
ev ent of cer tain types frontal impacts. When trig-
ge red, there ar airbag depl oys between there ar
seat occupant and the front seat. The rear airbag
can help pr event the occupants on there ar seats
from coming into contact with parts of theve hicle
interior in theev ent of an accident.
To avo idtherisks resulting from the deployment
of an airbag, obser vethefo llowing information:
R Inform persons on there ar seats about the
re ar airbag in the front seat.
R A person sitting on there ar seat must adopt
th e cor rect seat position and sit as far back
from there ar airbag as possible. Adjust the
front seats when necessa ryso that vehicle
occupants are sitting as far back from the air-
bag as possible and at an equal distance to
th em.
R Obser vethe no tes on airbag pr otection
(/ page 51). Occupant saf
ety
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To
avo idrisks resulting from the deployment of
th e airbag, vehicle occupants on the outer rear
seats must obser vethefo llowing information in
particular:
R The occupants must alw ayske ep their feet on
th e 0oor. Otherwise, feet and legs of occu-
pants may be in the deployment area of the
re ar airbag.
If an occupant's feet cannot reach the 0oor,
th ey must adopt the cor rect seat position and
let their legs hang down the front of the seat.
R The feet or legs of the person on there ar seat
must not rest against the seat backrest of the
front seat, forex ample. Otherwise, their feet
and legs are in the deployment area of the
re ar airbag. This should be take n into consid-
eration especially if you are tr avelling with a
ch ild on there ar seat.
If yo u are tr avelling with a child in the leT or
ri ght rear seat, obser vetheve hicle-speci/c
information: (/ page 74). Also, alw ays
obser vethe no tes on rear wa rd-facing or
fo rw ard-facing child restraint systems on the
leT and right rear seats. R
Make sure that the co vers forth ere ar airbags
are not damaged.
R Obser vethe no tes on limi tations tothe pr otec-
tion provided byairbags (/ page 52). &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toa damaged
re ar airbag co ver
If a rear airbag co ver is damaged, there ar air-
bag can no lon ger function cor rectly and can
ev en cause additional injuries when deplo yed. #
Before starting a journe y,make sure the
co vers forth ere ar airbags are not dam-
aged. If a rear airbag co ver is damaged,
disable there ar airbag. Ha vea damaged
re ar airbag co verre placed at a quali/ed
specialist workshop as soon as possible. Yo
u can disable or enable there ar airbag via the
multimedia system (/ page 60).
Objects behind t
Objects behind t he fr
he front seat
ont seat
Objects in the deployment area of there ar air-
bags may pr event there ar airbags from function-
ing cor rectl y. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due toobjects
placed in front of there ar airbag co ver
Objects in front of there ar airbag co ver can
hinder or pr eventthe cor rect deployment of
th ere ar airbag which is integ rated into the
front seat.
The rear airbag can po tential lydeploy in an
uncontrolled manner and can cause additional
inju ryto the person on the front seat. #
Always st owand secure objects cor-
re ctl y. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 144).
Disabling/enabling t Disabling/enabling t he r
he rear airbag
ear airbag
If, aTer consideration of the no tes and instruc-
tions in this Owner's Manual, you deem the addi-
tional occupant pr otection pr ovided bythere ar
airbag unnecessar y,there ar airbag can be disa-
bled. 58
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ety

The
rear airbags should be disabled in thefo llo w-
ing situations in particular:
R Arear wa rd-facing child restraint system is
secu red on the leT or right rear seat.
R The person in there ar seat, forex ample a
ch ild, cannot sit in the cor rect seat position.
Their feet and legs are po tential lyin the
deployment area of there ar airbag.
R Due tothe position of the front seats, an
occupant's legs, forex ample, are in the
deployment area of there ar airbag.
R Objects are stored behind the front seat which
are in the deployment area of there ar airbags.
Yo u can disable or enable there ar airbag via the
multimedia system (/ page 60). F F
unction of t
unction of t he REAR SEA
he REAR SEA T AIRBA
T AI RBA G indicat
G indicat or
or
lam
lam ps
ps l
LeT rear seat
k Right rear seat
When the ignition is switched on, a self-test is per-
fo rm ed during which the REAR SEAT AIR BAG ON
and OFF indicator lamps light up simultaneousl y.ATer
the self-test, the status of there ar airbag for
th e leT and right rear seat is displ ayed viathe
REAR SEAT AIR BAG indicator lamps:
R ON is lit:
ON is lit: there ar airbag may depl oyduring an
accident.
The indicator lamp goes out aTer appr ox-
imately 60 seconds.
R ON and OFF ar ON and OFF ar e
eo.:
o.: there ar airbag may
depl oyduring an accident.
R OFF is lit:
OFF is lit: there ar airbag is disabled. It will
th en not be deplo yed in theev ent of an acci-
dent.
If th e REAR SEAT AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is
o., only the REAR SEAT AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp sho ws the status of there ar airbag. The
REAR SEAT AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp may be lit
continuously or be o.. Occupant saf
ety
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Enabling/disabling t
Enabling/disabling t
he r
he rear airbag via t
ear airbag via t he multi-
he multi-
media syst
media syst em
em
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Occupant protection #
Enable or disable the desired rear airbag
under Rear airbags . PRE-S
PRE-S
AFE
AFE®
®
syst
syst em
em F
F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
(anticipat
(anticipat or
ory occupant
y occupant
pr ot
pr otection)
ection) PRE-SAFE
®
is able todetect cer tain critical driv-
ing situations and implement pre-em ptive meas-
ures toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement thefo llowing meas-
ures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Closing the side windo ws.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h sliding sunr
h sliding sunr oof:
oof:closing the slid-
ing sunroof. R
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h memor
h memory function:
y function: movingthe
front passenger seat toa more favo urable seat
position.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h memor
h memory function in t
y function in t he r
he rear
ear
com
com par
partment:
tment: moving the outer rear seats to
a more favo urable seat position.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h multicont
h multicont our seat
our seat:
:increasing the
air pressure in the seat side bolsters of the
seat backrest.
R PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: pr ovided that the multime-
dia system is switched on, generating a brief
noise signal tostimula tethe innate pr otective
mechanism of a person's hearing.
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage caused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind the seat The automatic adjustment of
the seat position
may result in damage tothe seat and/or the
object. #
Stow objects in a suitable place. R
R
e
ev
ver
er sing t
sing t he PRE-S
he PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
syst
syst em measur
em measur es
es If an accident did not occur,
the pre-em ptive
measures that we re ta ken are reve rsed.
Yo u will need toper form certain settings yourself. #
Ifth e seat belt pre-tensioning is not reduced,
mo vethe seat backrest back slightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. F
F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
PL
PL US (anticipat
US (anticipat or
ory occu-
y occu-
pant pr ot
pant pr otection plus)
ection plus) PRE-SAFE
®
PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts, par-
ticular lyan imminent rear impact, and take pre-
em ptive measures toprotect theve hicle occu-
pants. These measures cann otnecessarily pre-
ve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS can implement thefo llowing
measures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Activating there ar hazard warning lights at a
higher 0ashing frequency. 60
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ety

#
Tension TopTe ther belt 4. In doing so, com-
ply with thech ild restraint system manufactu r-
er's installation inst ructions. V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h r
h rear airbag
ear airbag N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he suit
he suitability of seats f
ability of seats f or att
or attac
aching belt-
hing belt-
secur
secur ed, ISOFIX and i-Size c
ed, ISOFIX and i-Size c hild r
hild res
estr
traint syst
aint syst ems
ems
LeT
LeT and r
and r ight r
ight r ear seat
ear seat
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory 0: up t
y 0: up t o 10 kg
o 10 kg
Re ar airbag enabled X
Re ar airbag disabled 1
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory 0+: up t
y 0+: up t o 13 k
o 13 kgg
Re ar airbag enabled X
Re ar airbag disabled 1
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory I: 9 t
y I: 9 t o 18 kg
o 18 kg
Re ar airbag enabled UF, L
Re ar airbag disabled 1
U, L W
W
eight cat
eight cat egor
egory II: 15 t
y II: 15 t o 25 k
o 25 kgg
Re ar airbag enabled UF, L
Re ar airbag disabled 1
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory III: 22 t
y III: 22 t o 36 kg
o 36 kg
Re ar airbag disabled 1
U, L
Re ar airbag enabled UF, L
i‑Size c
i‑Size c hild r
hild res
estr
traint syst
aint syst ems (ISO/R2)
ems (ISO/R2)
Re ar airbag disabled 1
i‑U
Re ar airbag enabled X
i‑Size c
i‑Size c hild r
hild res
estr
traint syst
aint syst ems (ISO/F2X,
ems (ISO/F2X,
ISO/B2, ISO/B3)
ISO/B2, ISO/B3)
Re ar airbag disabled 1
i‑U
Re ar airbag enabled i‑U
1 The REAR SEAT AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must be
lit. X Not suitable
forch ildren in this we ight categor y.
U Sui table forch ild restraint systems of the "Universal"
category in this we ight categor y.
L Suitable for semi-universal child restraint systems
acco rding totheta ble in "Recommended child restraint
systems", or if theve hicle and the seat are listed in the
ch ild restraint system manufacturer's vehicle model list.
UF Suitable forfo rw ard-facing child restraint systems of
th e "Universal" category in this we ight categor y.
i-U Suitable forfo rw ard-facing and rear wa rd-facing i-Size
ch ild restraint systems in the "Universal" categor y. V V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h r
h rear airbag:
ear airbag: when securing a child in
a ch ild restraint system on an ou terre ar seat, it is
essential toobser vethefo llowing inst ructions:
R Only use a child restraint system appro vedby
Mercedes-Benz.
R Obser vethe no tes in "Overview of recommen-
ded child restraint systems" (/ page 65).
R Obser vethe information on there ar airbag
when there ar seat is occupied. (/ page 57).74
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ety