Mercedes-Benz

Overview of airbags

Driver's/front passenger seat:

Knee airbag

Driver's airbag

Front passenger airbag

Window airbag

Side airbag

Centre airbag¹

¹⁾ Only for certain countries.

Rear seats:

Window airbag

Side airbag

The installation location of an airbag is identified by the AIRBAG symbol. An additional arrow symbol indicates the installation location for certain airbags.

When enabled, an airbag can provide additional protection for the respective vehicle occupant.

Potential protection provided by each airbag:

Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lower leg
Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head and ribcage
Window airbag: head
Side airbag: ribcage, also pelvis for front seat occupants
Centre airbag: head and ribcage

Information on child restraint systems on the front passenger seat

WARNING Risk of injury or death if the co-driver airbag is enabled

If the co-driver airbag is enabled, a child on the co-driver seat may be struck by the co-driver airbag during an accident.

NEVER use a rearward-facing child restraint system on a seat with an ENABLED FRONT AIRBAG; DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.

When fitting a child restraint system to the front passenger seat, observe the vehicle-specific information More. Also, always observe the notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing child restraint systems on the front passenger seat More.

Information on automatic front passenger airbag shutoff

The front passenger airbag can only be deployed in an accident if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is off. If the front passenger seat is occupied, make sure, both before and during the journey, that the status of the front passenger airbag is correct More.

NOTE Deployment of components of the restraint system when the front passenger seat is unoccupied

In an accident, the components of the restraint system may deploy unnecessarily on the front passenger side if:

There are heavy objects on the front passenger seat.
The seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat belt buckle of the front passenger seat and the front passenger seat is unoccupied.

Stow objects in a suitable place.

Only one person should use each seat belt at any one time.

Depending on the detected accident situation, the window airbag on the front passenger side may deploy. The airbag is deployed regardless of whether the front passenger seat is occupied.