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mended for the size and weight
of the child.
(3) Always wear seat belts properly.
If you believe that, even with the use of
these guidelines, it would be safer for your
passenger seat occupants to have the pas-
senger side head-thorax air bag deacti-
vated, then deactivation can be carried out
upon your written request at an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center at an additional
cost.
Please contact an local authorized Mer-
cedes-Benz Center or call the Customer
Assistance Center (in the USA) at 1-800-
FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372), or Cus-
tomer Service (in Canada) at
1-800-387-0100 for details.
Air bags are designed to deploy only in certain
frontal impacts (front air bags, knee bags) and
in side impacts (head-thorax air bags) which
exceed preset deployment thresholds. Only
in the event of such a situation will they pro-
vide their supplemental protection.
The driver and passenger should always wear
their seat belts. Otherwise it is not possible
for the air bags to provide their supplemental
protection.
In case of other types of impacts and impacts
below air bag deployment thresholds, air
bags will not deploy. The driver and passenger
will then be protected to the extent possible
by a properly fastened seat belt. A properly
fastened seat belt is also needed to provide
the best possible protection in a rollover.
Air bags are not a substitute for seat belts.
Always wear your seat belt, regardless of
whether or not your vehicle is equipped with
air bags.
It is important to your safety and that of your
passenger that you replace deployed air bags
and repair any malfunctioning air bags to
make sure the vehicle will continue to provide
supplemental crash protection for occu-
pants.
Safety guidelines for the seat belt,
Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD)
and air bag
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Warning!
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Damaged seat belts or seat belts that
have been subjected to stress in an acci-
dent must be replaced and their anchor-
ing points must also be checked. Only
use seat belts installed or supplied by an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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Air bags and ETDs contain Perchlorate
material, which may require special han-
dling and regard for the environment.
Check with your local government’s dis-
posal guidelines. California residents,
see http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/Hazard-
ousWaste/ Perchlorate/index.cfm.
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Air bags and ETDs are designed to func-
tion on a one-time-only basis. An air bag
or ETD that is deployed must be replaced.
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Do not pass seat belts over sharp edges.
They could tear.
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Do not make any modification that could
change the effectiveness of the seat
belts.
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Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this
may severely weaken them. In a crash
they may not be able to provide adequate
protection.
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No modifications of any kind may be
made to any components or wiring of the
SRS. This includes changing or removing
any component or part of the SRS, the
installation of additional trim material,
seat covers, badges, etc. over the steer-
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