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collision, for example, in minor acci-
dents.
Keep your distance from the
airbags.
Always grip the steering wheel
on the steering wheel rim. Place
your hands in the 3 o'clock and 9
o'clock positions to minimise the
risk of injury to hands or arms
when the airbag deploys.
Adjust the seat and steering
wheel so the driver can reach
over the steering wheel diago-
nally. Select the settings so that,
when reaching over, the shoul-
ders stay in contact with the
backrest and the upper body
stays as far away from the steer-
ing wheel as possible.
Make sure that the front-seat
passenger is sitting correctly, i.e.
with their feet and legs in the
footwell, not resting on the dash-
board.
Make sure that vehicle occu-
pants keep their head away from
the side airbag.
Do not place any other persons,
pets or objects between the
airbags and occupants.
Keep the dashboard and wind-
screen area on the passenger
side clear, for example do not
attach adhesive foil or covers
and do not fit brackets for navi-
gation devices or mobile tele-
phones.
Do not glue the airbag covers
and do not cover or modify them
in any way.
Do not use the front airbag cover
on the front passenger's side as
a tray.
Do not install seat covers, cush-
ions or other objects on the front
seats if they are not specifically
designed for use on seats with
integral side airbags.
Do not hang items of clothing for
example coats or jackets over
the backrests.
Do not modify individual compo-
nents of the system or its wiring
in any way. This also applies to
the covers of the steering wheel,
the dashboard and seats.
Do not dismantle the airbag sys-
tem.
Even if all this information is
observed, depending on the cir-
cumstances in which an accident
occurs, certain injuries as a result
of contact with the airbag cannot be
Notes on achieving optimum
airbag effectiveness
WA R N I N G
If the seat position is wrong or the
deployment area of the airbag is
restricted, the airbag system cannot provide the intended protection or
may cause additional injuries when it
deploys. There is a danger of injury or even death. Observe the following to
achieve optimum protective effect.
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3Make sure that the key switch is
in the ON position to activate the
airbags.
The front passenger airbags are
reactivated and can deploy cor-
rectly if the need arises.
The indicator lamp for the front pas-
senger airbags in the roof lining
shows the operating status of the
front passenger airbags.
After switching on the drive-ready
state, the light illuminates briefly
and then shows whether the
airbags are activated or deacti-
vated.
*: if equipped
The active pedestrian protection
system raises the bonnet if the
vehicle's front end collides with a
pedestrian. Sensors underneath
the bumper are used for detection.
When the pedestrian protection
system is triggered, it creates
deformation space underneath the
bonnet for the subsequent head
impact.
Indicator lamp for front pas-
senger airbags
DisplayFunction
If the front passenger
airbag is activated, the
indicator lamp illuminates
for a short period and then
extinguishes.
When front passenger
airbags are deactivated,
the indicator lamp remains
illuminated.
Active pedestrian protec-
tion*
Principle
General
Safety notes
WA R N I N G
The system can trigger inadvertently if contact is made with individual com-
ponents of the hinges and bonnet
locks. There is a danger of injury or damage to property. Do not touch
individual components of the hinges
and bonnet locks.
WA R N I N G
Modifications to the pedestrian pro-
tection system can le ad to a failure, a
malfunction or accidental triggering of the pedestrian protection system.
There is a danger of injury or even
death. Do not modify the pedestrian protection system, its individual com-
ponents or its wiring. Do not disman-
tle the system.
