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Occupant safety

Notes on occupant safety

Seat belts, together with belt tensioners, belt

force limiters and airbags, are coordinated

restraint systems. They reduce the risk of

injury in defined accident situations and

thereby increase occupant safety. However,

seat belts and airbags generally do not pro-

tect against objects penetrating the vehicle

from the outside.

To ensure that the restraint systems can

deliver their full potential protection, you

should ensure that:

Rthe seat and head restraint are adjusted

properly (Ypage 63)

Rthe seat belt has been fastened properly

(Ypage 72)

Rthe airbags can inflate properly if they are

deployed (Ypage 39)

Rthe steering wheel is adjusted properly

(Ypage 69)

Rthe restraint systems have not been modi-

fied

iAn airbag increases the protection of

vehicle occupants wearing a seat belt.

However, airbags are only an additional

restraint system which complements, but

does not replace, the seat belt. All vehicle

occupants must wear their seat belt cor-

rectly at all times, even if the vehicle is

equipped with airbags. This is because - on

the one hand - airbags are not deployed in

all types of accident, as in some situations

airbag deployment would not increase the

protection afforded to vehicle occupants,

provided they are wearing their seat belt

correctly. On the other hand, airbag deploy-

ment only provides increased protection if

the seat belt is worn correctly because:

Rthe seat belt helps to keep the vehicle

occupant in the best position in relation

to the airbag

Rfor example, in a head-on collision, the

seat belt can more adequately prevent

the occupant from being propelled

towards the force of the impact, and is

thus better suited to prevent injury

Therefore, in accident situations where an

airbag is deployed, it only provides protec-

tion in addition to the seat belt if the seat

belt is being worn correctly.

GRisk of accident and injury

Always have maintenance work carried out

at a qualified specialist workshop which

has the necessary specialist knowledge

and tools to carry out the work required.

Mercedes-Benz recommends 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 workshop. If this

work is not carried out correctly, the oper-

ating safety of your vehicle may be affec-

ted. There is a risk of an accident and injury.

GRisk of injury

The restraint system may not work as inten-

ded if the following components have been

modified or work on these components has

not been performed correctly:

Rrestraint system, consisting of the seat

belts and anchorages, belt tensioners,

belt force limiters, airbags

Rwiring

Rnetworked electronic systems

Airbags or belt tensioners could then fail,

e.g. in the event of an accident in which the

deceleration force would normally be high

enough to trigger the systems, or they

could be triggered unintentionally. Never

Safety

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