Mercedes-Benz 2006 CL 500 Operator's Manual page 75

Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle; even if the children are secured in a
child restraint system. Unsupervised chil-
dren in a child restraint system may use ve-
hicle equipment and cause an accident
and/or serious personal injury.
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BabySmart air bag deactivation
system
The 58 indicator lamp is located on
the lower part of the center console.
1 58 indicator lamp
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Special BabySmart compatible child
seats, designed for use with the
Mercedes-Benz system and available at
any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center are
required for use with the BabySmart
air bag deactivation system. With the spe-
cial child seat properly installed, the pas-
senger front air bag will not deploy.
The 58 indicator lamp 1 located
on the lower part of the front center con-
sole will be illuminated, except with the
SmartKey removed or in starter switch
position 0.
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The system does not deactivate the
side impact air bag and the emergency
tensioning device.
Self-test BabySmart
child seat installed
After turning the SmartKey in the starter
switch to position 1 or 2 or pressing the
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KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button
( page 35) once or twice, the 58
indicator lamp comes on for approximately
6 seconds and then goes out.
If the 58 indicator lamp should not
come on or is continuously lit, the system
is not functioning. You must see an autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center before seat-
ing any child on the front passenger seat.
For more information, see "Practical hints"
( page 336).
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without special