2011 Mercedes GL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 46

44 Occupant safety If the 4 2 indicator lamp is not illuminated, the front passenger front air bag is activated and will be deployed Rin the event of certain frontal impacts impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold Rindependently of the side impact air bags If the front passenger front air bag is deployed, the rate of inflation will be influenced by Rif Rthe Children can be killed or seriously injured by an inflating air bag. Observe the following important information if it is absolutely necessary to carry a child on the frontpassenger seat: Ryour Safety rate of relevant vehicle deceleration as assessed by the air bag control unit Rthe front passenger's weight category as identified by the OCS For further information, see "Air bag display messages" (Y page 231). G Warning Accident statistics show that children secured in the rear seats are safer than children secured in the front-passenger seat. For this reason, we strongly advise that you always secure children in the rear seats. Regardless of the seat position, children under 12 years must be secured correctly in a suitable infant or child restraint system or booster seat suitable for the size and weight of the child. The infant or child restraint system must be correctly secured using the vehicle's seat belt, the seat belt and Top Tether belt or the lower anchorages and the Top Tether belt in complete accordance with the child seat manufacturer's instructions. Occupants, in particular children, must sit as upright as possible, fasten the seat belt correctly and use a suitable infant restraint system, child restraint system or booster seat suitable for the size and weight of the child. vehicle is equipped with air bag technology designed to deactivate the passenger front air bag in your vehicle when the system senses the weight of a typical 12-month-old child or less along with the weight of a standard appropriate child restraint on the passenger seat. Ra child in a rear-facing child restraint on the passenger seat will be seriously injured or even killed if the passenger front air bag inflates in a collision which could occur under some circumstances, even with the air bag technology installed in your vehicle. The only way to completely rule out this risk is by making sure you never place a child in a rearward-facing child restraint system on the front-passenger seat. For this reason, we strongly advise that you always carry children in a rearward-facing child restraint system on a rear seat. Rif it is absolutely necessary to install a rearward-facing child restraint system on the front-passenger seat, make sure the 42 indicator lamp is illuminated, indicating that the frontpassenger front air bag is disabled. If the 42 indicator lamp does not light up or goes out when the child restraint system is installed, check the anchorages of the restraint system. Check the 42 indicator lamp regularly while driving to ensure that the 42 indicator lamp is illuminated. If the 42 indicator lamp lights up or remains out, you may only carry a child on the front-passenger seat once the system has been repaired. A child in a rear-facing child restraint on the passenger seat will be seriously injured or even killed if the passenger front air bag inflates.