MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Service Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2020, Model line: S-CLASS, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020Pages: 602, PDF Size: 54.61 MB
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Fa
stening andadjust ing seat belts If
th es eat belt ispulled quickl yo rshar ply, the
seat beltretract orlock s. The seat beltstra pc an‐
no tb ep ulled outanyf urther. #
Alw ayse ngages eat belt tongu e2 ofthe
seat beltintos eat belt buckle1 ofthec or‐
re sponding seat. #
Press and hold thes eat belt outle trelease
and slide seatbeltoutle t3 intot he desir ed
position. #
Letg oo fthe seat beltoutle trelease and
ensur ethat seat beltoutle t3 locksinto
posit ion.
Ve hicl eswith automatic front passen gera ir‐
bag shutoff:
* NO
TEDep loym ent oftheE mer gency
Te nsi oni ng Device andside airb ag when
th ef ront passeng erseat isunocc upied If
th es eat belt tongu eise ngaged inthes eat
belt buckleoftheu nocc upied front
passeng erseat, theE mer gency Tensi oni ng
De vice andthes ide airbag mayalso deplo y
in thee vent ofan acciden talong witho ther
sy stems. #
Onlyone per son should useeachseat
belt atanyo ne time. Ve
hicl eswithout automatic front passen ger
airb agshu toff: *
NO
TEDep loym ent oftheE mer gency
Te nsi oni ng Device when thef ront-
passeng erseat isunocc upied If
th es eat belt tongu eise ngaged inthes eat
belt buckleoftheu nocc upied front -
passeng erseat, theE mer gency Tensi oni ng
De vice mayalsod eployi nt he event ofan
acciden talong witho ther systems. #
Onlyone per son should useeachseat
belt atanyo ne time. Seat
beltadjustm ent function Ve
hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:If th ef ront seat belt
is no tp ulled tightlyacr oss your body ,the seat
belt adjus tment mayautomatic allya pply acer‐
ta in tigh tening forc e. Do noth old thes eat belt
tight lywhile itis adjus ting.
Yo uc an act ivat ea nd deac tivatet he seat belt
adjus tment function usingthem ultimedia sys‐
te m( /pag e40). Occupa
ntsaf ety 39
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Fu
nction ofther ear seat beltbu ckle
ex tender The
seat beltbuckleextende rfor theo uter rear
seat smakes iteasier tofasten thes eat belt.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thes eat belt bucklecan be
ex tende dand retract ed free ly.
Af tert he seat beltisfastened, thes eat belt
buc kleretur ns toits nor mal posit ion.Theseat
belt then lies tight lyacr oss thel ap and thor ax
ar eas. Re
leasing seatbelts #
Press ther elease buttoninthes eat belt
buc kleand guide thes eat belt backwitht he
seat belttongu e. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gseatb elta djus tmen t
vi at he multi mediasystem Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Belt Adjustmen t #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Seat
beltwarning funct ionfort he driver and
fr on tp ass enger The
00E9 seatbeltwarning lam pint he Instru‐
ment Displa yisar emind erthat all vehicle occu‐
pants mustwear their seat belts correctly .
The 00E9 seatbeltw arning lamplight supfor six
secon dseve rytim ethe vehicle isstar ted.
In addition, awarning tone maysound.
Whe nthe driver's andfront passeng er'sdoor s
ar ec losed andthed rive ra nd front passeng er
ha ve fastened their seat belts, thes eat belt
wa rning goes out.
In thef ollo wing cases, thes eat belt warning
light supd uring ajour neyif:
R The vehicle speed exceeds 15mp h
(25 km/ h)and thed rive r's orfront
passeng erseat beltisno tfas tened.
R The driver or front passeng erunf astens their
seat beltwhile thev ehicle isin mo tion. Airbags
Ov
ervie wo fairbags 1
Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passeng erairbag
4 Windo wcurtain airbag
5 Side airbag
The installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theA IRB AG symbol.
When enabled, anairbag canprov ide addition al
pr otect ion fort he respectiv evehicle occupant. 40
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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
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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
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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
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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
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dent
.Int his case, thef ront passeng erair bag
cann otper form itsintended protect ivef unc ‐
tion ,e.g. when aperson isseat edinthef ront
passeng erseat.
That person could, fore xamp le,com einto
con tact with thev ehicle interior ,especially if
th ep erson issitt 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 erair bag isenabl edor
dea ctivated inaccor dance withthe per‐
son inthef ront passeng erseat.
R The person isseat edproper lywit hac or‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt.
R The front passeng erseat hasbeen moved
as farb acka spossi ble. Be
sur etoa lso obs erve thef ollo wing further
re lat ed subj ects:
R Child restra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat (/page60). PRE-S
AFE®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(ant icipa tory occupa ntprotec‐
tion) PRE-
SAFE®
is ab leto detect cer tain critic aldriv‐
ing situat ionsandimplemen tpre-em ptivem eas‐
ur es toprotect thev ehicle occupants.
PRE-S AFE®
can implement thef ollo wing meas‐
ur es independentl yofeacho ther :
R Tight ening thes eat belts onthed rive r's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Closing thes ide windo ws.
R Vehicl eswith sliding sunroof:Clo sethe
sliding sunroof.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Movethe
fr ont passeng ersea ttoa mor efavo rable
seat position .
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti oninthe
re ar passe nger comp artment :mo vethe
out errear seat stoam oref avo rable seat
position . R
Vehicl eswith multico ntour seat :Incr ease
th ea irpr essur eint he seat sidebolsters of
th es eat backres t.
R Vehicl eswith rear seat beltbuckle
ex tender s:tight enseat belts ontheo uter
re ar seat s.
R PRE- SAFE®
Sound :provide dthat them ulti‐
media system isswitc hedon,gener ates a
br iefn oise signa ltos tim ulat et he innat epro‐
te ctiv em echa nism ofap erson's hearing.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject sint he
fo ot we llor behin dthe seat The
automatic adjustment ofthes eat posi‐
tion mayresult indamag etot he seat and/or
th eo bjec t. #
Stow object sinas uitable place. Re
versing theP RE- SAFE®
sy stem mea sures If
an acc iden tdidno to ccur,t he pre-em ptive
measur esthat we retak en arer eve rsed. 48
Occupant safety