Occupant Safety - Mercedes-Benz 2007 E -Class Wagon Operator's Manual

Safety and Security

Occupant safety

In this section you will learn the most
important facts about the restraint sys-
tems of the vehicle.
The restraint systems are
Seat belts ( page 82)
Child restraints ( page 89)
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren (LATCH) ( page 94)
Additional protection is provided by
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
with
Air bags ( page 70)
Air bag control unit (with crash
sensors)
Emergency Tensioning Device
(ETD) for seat belts ( page 85)
Active head restraints ( page 87)
Preventive occupant safety
®
(PRE-SAFE ) ( page 86)
68
Air bag system components with
Front passenger front air bag off indica-
tor lamp ( page 79)
USA only:
Front passenger seat with Occupant
Classification System (OCS)
( page 75)
Canada only:
Front passenger seat with
TM
BabySmart air bag deactivation sys-
tem ( page 81)
As independent systems, their protective
functions work in conjunction with each
other.
i
For information on infants and children trav-
eling with you in the vehicle and restraint sys-
tems for infants and children, see "Children in
the vehicle" ( page 88).
The SRS system conducts a self-test when
the ignition is switched on and in regular
intervals while the engine is running. This
facilitates early detection of malfunctions.
The 1 indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the ignition is
switched on and goes out no later than a
few seconds after the engine has been
started.
The SRS components are in operational
readiness if the 1 indicator lamp is not
lit when the engine is running.
A malfunction in the system has been
detected if the 1 indicator lamp:
fails to go out after approximately
4 seconds after the engine was started
does not come on at all
comes on after the engine was started
or while driving