Mercedes-Benz C-Class Operator's Manual page 50

Occupant safety
48
Engine compartment
Before opening the hood:
Apply the electric parking brake.
X
Shift the automatic transmission to park
X
position P.
Switch the ignition off.
X
Remove the SmartKey from the ignition
X
lock.
or, in vehicles with KEYLESS-GO start-func-
tion or KEYLESS GO
Remove the Start/Stop button from the
X
ignition lock.
Observe the warning notes on the risk of
X
electric shock (
Y
Observe the warning notices about the
X
hood ( page 276).
Y
RBS driving safety system (Recupera-
tive Brake System)
The Recuperative Braking System supports
you when braking with an electronically-con-
trolled brake boost mode and enables the
recovery of kinetic energy (recuperation).
Further information about the Recuperative
Braking System ( page 196).
Y
Panic alarm
page 46).
To activate: press ! button : for at
X
least one second.
A visual and audible alarm is triggered if the
alarm system is armed.
To deactivate: press ! button :
X
again.
or
Insert the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
X
or, in vehicles with KEYLESS-GO start-func-
tion or KEYLESS GO
Press the Start/Stop button.
X
The SmartKey must be in the vehicle.
Occupant safety
Introduction to the restraint system
The restraint system can reduce the risk of
vehicle occupants coming into contact with
parts of the vehicle's interior in the event of
an accident. The restraint system can also
reduce the forces to which vehicle occupants
are subjected during an accident.
The restraint system comprises:
Seat belt system
R
Air bags
R
Child restraint system
R
Child seat securing systems
R
The components of the restraint system work
in conjunction with each other. They can only
deploy their protective function if, at all times,
all vehicle occupants:
have fastened their seat belts correctly
R
( page 52)
Y
have adjusted their seat and head restraint
R
properly ( page 111).
Y
As the driver, you also have to make sure that
the steering wheel is adjusted correctly.
Observe the information relating to the cor-
rect driver's seat position (
You also have to make sure that an air bag can
inflate properly if deployed (
An air bag supplements a correctly worn seat
belt. As an additional safety device, the air
page 110).
Y
page 55).
Y