2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET seats

52 Safety
Occupant safetyi
Belt tensioners do not correct:
! inco rrect sitting positions
! incorrectly worn seat belts
Belt tensioners do not pull occ upants back
towar dsthe backrests.
The belt force limiter reduces the belt
force on the occupant when a belt ten-
sioner is activated.
The belt force limiter is fine-tuned to the
front airbag, which takes over from the
seat belt a part of its restraining forces,
thus spreading the forces exerted on the
occupant over a greater area.
The automatic comfort-fit feature on the
front seats reduces the retraction force of
the seat belts.
When the igniti onisswit ched on, the belt
tensioner will be triggered:
! only if the res traint systems are opera-
tional (the 1warning lamp lights up
after the ignition is switched on and
goes out when the engine is running)
( = page 12) !
forea ch lap- shou lder sea tbe lt, pro-
vided the belt tongue is engaged inthe
seat belt buckle
! if a head-on or rear-end col lision occurs
and the veh icle decelerates or acceler-
ates rapidly ina longitudinal direction
during the initial stages ofthe collision
! on the front-passenger side only ifthe
front-passenger seat is occupied and
the belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle
! in the event of a severe fronta limpact
if the vehicle decelerates rapidly in a
longitudinal direction during the ini tial
stages of the collision
If the be lttensioners are tri ggered, you will
hear a bang that is genera lly harmless to
your hearing. A small amount of dust may
also be released. The 1warning lamp
lights up.
An indication that a belt tensioner in there ar has
been trigger edisthat the seat belt buckle is
pu lled down and is almost flush with the topof
the seat. G
Risk ofinjury The
belt tensioners in the rear only function
correctly ifthe buckl escan be pulled down
unimpeded.
Since this downwards movementmust not
be restricted:
! Do not grasp the buckles.
! Do not pl ace any obj ects un derneath
the buckles.
Ot he rwi se, the action of the belt tensioners
will beimpaired or completely ineffective.
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54 Safety
Occupant safety
Your vehicleisequipped with the follo wing
airbags:
! Driver's front airbag accommodated in
the steering wheel housing
! Front-passenger fron tairbag above the
glove compartment
! Sidebags (Coupé)
! in the middle of the doors
! in the rear sidewall
! Head /thorax airba gs(Cabriolet)
! in the outer sides of the front seats
! in the rear sidewall
! Windowbags (Coupé)
!along the roof frame betw een the
front and rear doors Airbag
deploym ent
The airbag inflates in milliseconds. The
1 warning lamp lights up. i
Ifth e airba gsare triggered, you will hear a
bang and asmall amount ofdust may also be
released. This bang will not damage your hearing
and the dust does not constitu te ahealth hazard.
Airbag inflation slows down and restricts
the mo vement of the vehicle occupant.
If a vehicle occupant comes into contact
with an airbag which has been triggered,
the airbag will release some hot gas. This
feature is designed to reduce the force act-
ing on the occupant's head and ch est.
These airbags are theref orein a depress u-
rised state follo wing the accident. !
Do not lean forwards , e.g. over the pad-
ded boss of the steering wheel, particu-
la rly while the vehicle is in motion.
! Do not put your feet on the dashboard.
! Only hold the steering wheel by the rim.
This allows the airbag to inflate fully.
If you hold the ins ideo f the steering
wheel, you could be injured if the airbag
is triggered.
! Do not lean on the doo rsfrom inside the
vehicle.
! Donot place any objects onthe airba gs
or between the airbags and the vehicle's
oc cupants.
! Donot ha nganyha rd obje cts, e.g. coat
hangers ,on the grab handles or coat
hook s.
Because of the high speed at which airbags
have to inflate, it is not possib leto rule out
entire lythe risk of injurie scaused by an
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60 Safety
Occupant safety
The roll-over bars are deployed automati-
cally if it is detected that there is a risk of
the vehicle overturning.
The roll-over bars are located below the
rear head restrain ts. You may ret ract the
extended roll-o ver bars manually when the
soft top is open ( =page 344).
i You cannot lower the rear head restrai nts if
the roll-over bars are deplo yed.
If the roll-over bars deplo yau tomatically, you will
hear a ra ttling noise and the rear head restraints
ma y als obe ex tended. If a child
istravelling in the vehicle:
! secure the child us ing a child restraint
system which is appropriate to its age
and size and which has been approved
for Mercedes-Be nz, preferably on a
suitable rear seat
! make sure thatthe child is secured
throughout the trip
You can obtain child seats and informat ion
about the correct child restraint system
from any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Roll-over
bars (Cabriol et) G
Risk of inju ry Mak
esure that the range of movement of
the roll-over bars is not obstructed, other-
wise persons could be injured when the roll-
over bars are extended.
For this reason, always pu ll the rear seat
head restraints out to the st opif passengers
are travelling in the rear. G
Risk of injury If the
\ warning lamp inthe rev counter
remains lit for a long time after the engine
has been started, th ere is a fault.
The roll-over bars will then fail to deploy
automatically in the event ofan accident
even if the systemdetects that there is a
danger of the vehic leov erturning. Thi scould
result in serious or fata lin ju ry to yourself or
ot her vehicle occupan ts.For safety reasons,
therefore, alwa ysdrive with the roll-over
bars extend edmanually until the mal func-
tion has been rectified.
Have your vehicle checked at aqualified
specialist workshop which has the neces-
sa ry special ist knowledge and too lsto carry
out the work required. Mercedes-Benz rec-
om mends that you use a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre for this purpose. In particu-
lar, work rel evant to safety or on safety-
related syste msmustbe carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop. Childre
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61
Safety
Occupant safety Child restraint syst
ems
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you only
use the child restraint systems listed
on ( =page 63). G
Riskof injury Do not leave children unsupervi
sedin the
vehicle, eve nif the yare secured in a child
restra int system. The children could:
! injure themselv es on parts of the vehicle
! press the central locking switch, thereby
releasing the child-pr ooflo ck s, and then
open the doors. This could result in
injury to themselves and other persons.
Or they could get out of the vehicle,
injuring themselves as they do so or
they could be injured by passing vehi-
cl es
! beser iously or even fatally harmed by
prolonged exposure to heat G
Risk of injury To reduce the risk of serio
us orfatal inj uryto
the child in the event of an accident, braking
or a sudden cha nge in direction:
! Always secure children less than 1.50 m
tall and under twelve years of age in spe-
cial child restraint systems installed on
a suitable vehicle seat, since they can-
not wear the seat belts correctly
! Do not secure children unde rtwelve
years ofage on the fro nt-passenger seat
unless the child is secured in a child
restraint system equipped wit hauto-
matic child seat rec ognition
! Onnoaccount should children travel sit-
tin gon the lap ofanother occupa nt. It
would not be possible torestrain the
children as a result of the forces acting
in the event of an accident, sudden
braking or abru ptchanges in direction.
They would be thrown ag ainst parts of
the vehic leinterior and be seriously or
fatally injured
! All vehic leoc cupants must wear their
seat belt correctly at all times G
Risk of inju ry If the child restraint system has not
been fit-
ted correctly to a suitable vehicle seat, the
child cannot be restrained in the event of an
accident or sudden braking and could there-
fore be seriously or fatally injured.
For this reason, observe the installation
instructions issued by the child restraint
syst em manufactu rer when fitting the child
restraint system.
It is preferable to fit the child restraint sys-
tem to the rear seats. The child is generally
better protected there.
For this reason, donot place objects (e.g. a
cushion) underneath the child restraint sys-
tem. The entir ebase of the child restraint
system must be in contact with the seat sur-
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62 Safety
Occupant safety
Suitable location for child seats
1O
nly use chi ldsea tswith automatic child seat
recognition.
2I f you are using a child seat without automatic
child se atrecognition, mov ethe front-passen ger
seat toits rearm ostposition. Child seats in the "Universal" category are
recognisable by their orange approval
labe
l.The label is affixed to the seat and
identi fies the type of child seat.
Example of a childseat label Weight cat
egories and
ages Child seat on the front-passen
ger seat Child seat on the
left and right
rear seat Category 0:
upto10 kg
up to appro ximately 9 months As recommended
1 Universal
Category I: 9 to 18 kg
between approximately 8 months and
4 years Un
iversal 2 Universal
Category II
/III: 15 kg to 36 kg
between approximately 3½ and 12 years Un
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64 Safety
Occupant safety
Rearward-facing child seat warning symbol Automat
icchild seat rec ognition
The sensor system for the front-passenger
seat automatical lyrecognises whether a
special Mercedes-Benz rearward-facing
chi ldseat is fitted. If this is the case, the
PASSEN GER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp on
the centre console lights up. G
Risk of inju ry A rearward-faci
ngchild restraint system
must not be used on a seat protected by an
ai rbag install edinfront ofthe seat unless
the airbag is deactivated. To make this clear,
an appropriate warning sticker is affixed to
either side of the front-passenger sun visor. G
Risk of inju ry A rearward-faci
ngchild restraint system
must not be used on a seat protected by an
ai rbag install edinfront ofthe seat unless
the airbag is deactivated.
On the front-pass enger seat, only use child
restraint systems with automatic child seat
recognition which have been recommended
for Mercedes-Be nzvehicl es. You can obt ain
information from any Mercedes-Benz Serv-
ice Centre.
If yo u usearearward-facing child seat on
the front-passenger seat, it must be a spe-
cial Mercedes-Be nzrearward- facing child
seat with automatic ch ild seat recognition. If other rearward-facing child seats are used
on th efront-passenger seat, the front-pas-
senger airbag is not deactivated and the
child could be seriously or fatally injured by
the airb aginflating. To makethis clear,an
appropriate warning symbol is affixed in the
cockpit.
If you use a forward-facing child seat with-
out automatic child seat recognition on the
fr ont-passenger seat, you must move the
fr ont-passenger seat to its rearm ostp osi-
tion.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehi cle, even if they are sec ured in a child
restraint syst em. They would otherwise be
unable to res cue them selves if danger
threatens ,e.g.ex ces sive heat. Or the ycould
oth erwi se be injured by moving parts in the
vehic le, such as seats, or open the doors
and th ereby endanger themselves and oth-
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Safety
Occupant safety
1 Warning lamp for front-passenger
airbag
The front-passen ger airbag isdeactivated.
iThe windowbag and sidebag /head /thorax
ai rbag and the belt tensioner on the front-pas-
se nger side remain active even if the front -pas-
senger airb agis deactivat ed. ISOFIX
child seat secur ing system*
ISOFIX is a standardised securing system
for speci alchild seats in the rear. The
securing rings provided for two child seats
are located on the left andright-hand sid es
of the rear seats bet ween the seat cush-
ions and the ba ckrest. G
Risk ofinjury If the front-passenger front airbag warning
lamp does not light up when the child seat is
fitted, the front-passenger front airbag has
not been de
activated. The child could suffer
life-t hreatening injuries if the front-passen-
ger front airbag deploys. If the above warn-
ing lamp does not light up when the child
seat is fitted, proceed as follows:
! Do no tuse a rearward-facing child seat
on the fr ont-pass engerse at.
P68.10-3078-31 !
Fit the rearward-facing child seat on a
suitable rear seat.
or
! Use a forward-facing child seat onthe
fr ont-passen gers eat. In this case, you
must move the front-passenger seat to
its rearm ostp osition.
! Have the automatic child seat recogni-
tion checked at a qualified specialist
workshop which has th eneces sary spe-
cialist knowledge and tools to carry out
the work required. Merc edes-Benz rec-
om mends that you use a Mer cedes-
Benz Service Centre for this purpose.
In particular, work re levant to safety oron
safety-relat edsystems must be carried out
at a qualifie dsp ecialist workshop. G
Risk of inju ry A child restraint system secured by the
ISOFIX child seat securing system does not
pro
vide sufficient protection for children
weighing more than 22 kg. For this reason,
do not secure childre nweighing more than
22 kg in a chi ldrestra int system securedby
the ISOFIX child seat sec uring syste m.If the
child weighs more than 22 kg, you should
secure the child restraint system using a
lap-shoulder sea tbelt. 209en_d2.boo Seite
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Occupant safety
1Securin gring
2 Release button
Instal ling
6 Fold securing rings 1upwards until
they engage.
6 Fit the child seat – see the separate
child seat manufacturer's installation
instructions. G
Risk of inju ry If the child restraint system has not
been fit-
ted correctly to a suitable vehicle seat, the
child cannot be restrained in the eve ntof an
ac cident or sudden bra king and could there-
fore be seriously or fatally injured.
For this reason, observe the installation
instructions issued by the child restraint
syst emmanufactu rer when fitting the child
restraint system.
Make sure that:
! thesecu ring rings are lo cked in position
be fore the seat is fitted
! the child seat is locked into place in the
securing rin gson the left and rig htonce
it has been installed
For this reason, donotplace objects (e.g. a
cushion) underneath the child restraint sys-
tem. The entire base of the child restraint
system must be in contact with the seat sur-
fa ce at all times.
On the rear seats, on ly use child restraint
systems with an ISOFIX child seat securing
system* that have been re commended by
Mercedes-Benz. G
Risk of inju ry If the child restraint
system or its securing
system, e.g. ISOFIX child seat sec uring sys-
tem, has been damaged or subjected to a
load inan accid ent, th echild secured in it
could be seriously or fatally injured in the
event of an ac cident, br aking or a sudden
change in direction.
For this reason, have child restraint systems
and th eir mountings that are damaged or
have been subjected to a load in an acci dent
checked immediately, and replaced if nec-
essary, at a qualified specialist workshop
which has the necessary specialist knowl-
edge and tools to carry out th ework
required. Mercedes-Benz recom mends that
you use a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for
this purpose. In particular, work relevant to
safety or on safety-related systems must be
carried out at a qualified specialist work-
shop. P91.20-2071-31209en_d2.
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