Oper
Oper
ating safe
ating safe ty
ty &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue tomalfunc-
tions or system failure
In order toavo id malfunctions or system fail-
ures: #
Alwaysh avet he speci/ed service/main-
te nanc eworkasw ell as an ynecessary
re pair scarried out at aquali/ed special-
ist workshop. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden torinjurydue
to improper modi/cations toelectronic
components
Modi/cations toelectronic components, their
soTwar eorwiring can impair their functional-
ity and/or thef unctionality of other networ ked
components or saf ety-re leva nt systems.
This ca nendanger thev ehicle's operating
saf ety. #
Youm ust no ttamper wit hwiring, elec-
tronic components, or their soTware. #
Alwaysh avew orkone lectrical and elec-
tronic devices car ried out at aquali/ed
specialist workshop. If
yo um odify theo n-boar delectronics, theg en-
eral operating permit is rendered in valid.
Obser vethe" On-boar delectronics" section in
"Technical data".
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NOOTE
TE Damag etothevehicle due todriv-
ing toof ast and due toimpacts tothe
ve hicle underbod yand suspension com-
ponents In
thef ollowing situations, in particular ,there
is ar isk of damage tothev ehicle:
R thev ehicleb ecomesgrounded, e.g. on a
high kerb or an unpa vedr oad
R thev ehicleisd rive nt oo fast ove rano bsta-
cle, e.g. akerb, speed bum porpothole
R aheavy object st rike st he underbod yor
suspension components In situations suc
hasthese, dama getothe
body ,underbody ,suspension components,
wheels or tyres and high-voltag ebatter ycom-
ponent smaynotbev isible. Component sdam-
aged in this wa yc an un expectedl yfail or ,in
th ec ase of an accident, ma ynolonger absorb
th er esulting forc easi ntended. #
Have thev ehiclec heckeda nd repaired
immediatel yataquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
or #
If driving saf etyisi mpaired whil econ-
tinuin gyour journe y,pull overand stop
th ev ehiclei mmediatel y,while paying
attention toroad and tra1c conditions,
and contact aquali/ed specialist work-
shop. Elect
ricv ehicles ha vean elect ricm otor.T he elec-
tric mo tor's energy suppl yisprovided bytheh igh-
vo ltag eon-boar delectrical system. General no
tes
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R
es
estr traint syst
aint syst em
em Pr
ot
Pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided byt
ythe r
he r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em
em The
restraint system include sthe following com-
ponents:
R Seat belt system
R Airbags
R Child restraint system
R Chil dseats ecurin gsystems
The restraint system ca nhelpp reve nt thev ehicle
occupants from coming intoc ontact with parts of
th ev ehiclei nterior in thee vent of an accident. In
th ee vent of an accident, ther est raints ystemc an
also reduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle occu-
pant saresubjected.
As eat belt can onl yprovide theb est le velofp ro-
te ction if it is worncor rectl y.Depending on the
de tected acciden tsituation, seat belt tensioners
and/o rairbag ssupplement thep rotection o.ered
by ac orrectl yw orns eat belt .Seatb elt tensioners
and/o rairbag sarenotd eplo yedine very acci-
dent. In order
fort he restraint system toprov ide the
intended le velofp rotection, eac hvehicleo ccu-
pant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belt scorrectl y.
R Sit in an almost up right sea tposition wit htheir
bac kagainst thes eat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on the0 oor ,ifp ossi-
ble.
R Alwayss ecur epersons under 1.5 0mtall in an
additional restraint system suitable for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
Ho wever,no system availabl etoda ycan com-
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fatalities in every
accident situation. In particular ,the seat belt and
airbag generall ydon otprotect against objects
penetrating thev ehiclef romt he outside. It is also
no tp ossible tocomple tely rule out ther isk of
injur ycaused bythea irbag deploying. Limit Limit
ations of t
ations of t he prot
he pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided byt
ythe
he
r
r es
estr traint syst
aint syst em
em &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
modi/cation stot he restraint system
Ve hicle occupants ma ynolongerbep rotected
as intended if alterations ar emade tothe
re straint system. #
Nevera lter thep arts of ther est raints ys-
te m. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring or an yelec-
tronic component parts or their soT-
wa re. If it is necessar
ytomodifythev ehicletoa ccom-
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, contact aquali-
/ed specialist workshop.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that youu se driving
aids whic hhave been appr ovedfor your vehicle by
Mercedes-Benz. Occupant sa
fety
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