The
SRS compon entsare inoperational
readiness whenthe6 SRSwarning lamp
is not litwhile theengine isrunnin g. G
WARNIN
G The
SRS self-c heck hasdetect eda
malfunct ionifthe 6 SRSwarning lamp:
R does notcome onatall
R fails togo out approximately 4secon ds
after theengine wasstart ed
R comes onafter theengine wasstart edor
while driving
For your safety, Mercedes- Benzstrongly
recom mends thatyouhave thesystem
check edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter .Othe rwise the SRS
ma ynot beacti vated when itis nee dedin an
acc ident, which cou ldres ultins erious orfatal
injury. TheSRS might alsodeploy
unexpec tedlyandunnec essarily whichcould
also result ininjury.
In addition, improper workonthe SRS creat es
a risk ofrender ingthe SRS inoperat iveor
causing unintended airbag deployment. Work
on the SRS must theref oreonly beperform ed
by qualified technician s.Contac tan
auth orizedMer cedes-Ben zCent er.
If it is neces sarytomodify anair bag system
to accomm odateaperson withdisabilities,
con tact anauthorized Mercedes-BenzCenter
for details. USAonly: CallourCustomer
Assist anceCenter at1-8 00-FOR-ME RCedes
(1-8 00-367- 6372 )for details.
Safet yguidel inesfor seat belts,
Emerge ncyTensi oningDevic es(ETDs)
and airbags G
WARNING R
Damag edsea tbelts orseat belts thathave
been subject edtostres sin an acciden t
must bereplaced. Theiranchor ingpoint s
must alsobecheck ed.Only useseat belts inst
alled orsupplied byan authorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter .
R Air bags andpyrotec hnicEmer gency
Tension ingDevic es(ETD s)con tain
perchlor atematerial, whichmayrequire
special handling andregard forthe
enviro nment.Check yournation aldisposal
guidelines. Californiaresidents,see
www.dtsc.ca .gov/HazardousWast e/
Perchlora te/index.cfm.
R Air bags andETDsare designed tofunc tion
on aone- time- onlybasis. Anairbag orETD
that hasdeployed mustbereplaced. PRE-
SA FE®
has electr icallyoperated reversible
belt tensioners inaddition tothe
pyrotec hnicETDs.
R Do not pass seatbelts oversharp edges.
They could tear.
R Do not make anymodificat ionthat could
change theeffec tivenessofthe seat belts.
R Do not bleach ordye seat belts asthis may
severely weakenthem.Inacrash theymay
not beable toprovide adequate protection.
R No modificat ionsofany kind maybemade
to any compon entsor wiring ofthe SRS.
R Do not change orremove anycompon ent
or part ofthe SRS.
R Do not installadditional trimmaterial, seat
cover s,badges, etc.tothe:
- padded steering wheelboss
- knee bagcovers
- front -passenger airbag cover
- outer sideoffront seatbolsters
- outer sideofrear bench seatbackrest
seat bolsters
- roof lining trim
R Do not install additional electrical/
electron icequipment onornear SRS
componen tsand wiring.
R Keep areabetween airbags andoccupant s
free ofobject s(e.g. packages, purses,
umbrellas, etc.).
R Do not hang items suchascoat hangers
from thecoat hooks orhandles overthe Occupant
safety
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