The rear airbag offers the occupants on the outer rear seats additional occupant protection in the event of certain types frontal impacts. When triggered, the rear airbag deploys between the rear seat occupant and the front seat. The rear airbag can help prevent the occupants on the rear seats from coming into contact with parts of the vehicle interior in the event of an accident.
Inform persons on the rear seats about the rear airbag in the front seat.
A person sitting on the rear seat must adopt the correct seat position and sit as far back from the rear airbag as possible. Adjust the front seats when necessary so that vehicle occupants are sitting as far back from the airbag as possible and at an equal distance to them.
Observe the notes on airbag protection More.
The occupants must always keep their feet on the floor. Otherwise, feet and legs of occupants may be in the deployment area of the rear airbag.
If an occupant's feet cannot reach the floor, they must adopt the correct seat position and let their legs hang down the front of the seat.
The feet or legs of the person on the rear seat must not rest against the seat backrest of the front seat, for example. Otherwise, their feet and legs are in the deployment area of the rear airbag. This should be taken into consideration especially if you are travelling with a child on the rear seat.
If you are travelling with a child in the left or right rear seat, observe the vehicle-specific information: More. Also, always observe the notes on rearward-facing or forward-facing child restraint systems on the left and right rear seats.
Make sure that the covers for the rear airbags are not damaged.
Observe the notes on limitations to the protection provided by airbags More.
If a rear airbag cover is damaged, the rear airbag can no longer function correctly and can even cause additional injuries when deployed.
You can disable or enable the rear airbag via the multimedia system More.
Objects in the deployment area of the rear airbags may prevent the rear airbags from functioning correctly.
Objects in front of the rear airbag cover can hinder or prevent the correct deployment of the rear airbag which is integrated into the front seat.
The rear airbag can potentially deploy in an uncontrolled manner and can cause additional injury to the person on the front seat.
Observe the notes on loading the vehicle More.
If, after consideration of the notes and instructions in this Owner's Manual, you deem the additional occupant protection provided by the rear airbag unnecessary, the rear airbag can be disabled.
A rearward-facing child restraint system is secured on the left or right rear seat.
The person in the rear seat, for example a child, cannot sit in the correct seat position. Their feet and legs are potentially in the deployment area of the rear airbag.
Due to the position of the front seats, an occupant's legs, for example, are in the deployment area of the rear airbag.
Objects are stored behind the front seat which are in the deployment area of the rear airbags.
You can disable or enable the rear airbag via the multimedia system More.