Important Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz 2016 Metris Operator's Manual

There is, however, no system available today
that can completely rule out injury or death.
It is also not possible to rule out a risk of injury
caused by an air bag due to the high speed at
which the air bag must be deployed.

Important safety notes

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WARNING
If you do not sit in the correct seat position,
the air bag cannot protect as intended and
could even cause additional injury when
deployed. This poses an increased risk of
injury or even fatal injury.
To avoid hazardous situations, always make
sure that all of the vehicle's occupants:
have fastened their seat belts correctly,
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including pregnant women
are sitting correctly and maintain the great-
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est possible distance to the air bags
follow the following instructions
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Always make sure that there are no objects
between the air bag and the vehicle's occu-
pants.
Correctly adjust the seats before driving off.
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Always make sure the seat backrests are
positioned as close to the vertical as possible.
The center of the head restraints should sup-
port the back of the head at about eye level.
Move the driver's and front-passenger seat as
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far back as possible. The driver's seat position
must be such that the vehicle can be driven
safely.
Keep hands on the outside of the steering
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wheel rim. This allows the air bag to deploy
fully.
Always sit with your back against the seat
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backrest when driving. Do not lean forward,
on the door or against the side window. Oth-
erwise, you are in the air bag deployment
area.
Always keep your feet in the footwell in front
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of the seat. Do not, for example, place your
feet on the dashboard. Otherwise, your feet
are in the air bag deployment area.
Suitable restraint systems must always be
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used for persons under 5 ft (1.50 m) in height.
The seat belt cannot be worn correctly by
persons who do not reach this height.
Occupant safety
If children are also traveling in the vehicle,
please take note of the following points.
Child restraint systems should preferably be
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installed on the rear seats.
Only secure a child on the front-passenger
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seat in a rearward-facing child restraint sys-
tem if the front-passenger front air bag is
deactivated. If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is permanently lit, the front-
passenger front air bag is deactivated
( page 45).
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Make sure you observe the instructions and
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safety notes on "Occupant Classification Sys-
tem (OCS)" ( page 51) and "Children in the
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vehicle" ( page 57), as well as the child
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restraint system manufacturer's installation
instructions.
Objects in the passenger compartment
could prevent an air bag from functioning
properly. To prevent risks due to the required
air bag speed after deployment, ensure the fol-
lowing before starting the journey:
there are no persons, animals or objects
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between the vehicle occupants and an air
bag.
there are no objects between the seat, door
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and B-pillar.
no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers, hang on
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the grab handles or coat hooks.
no accessories, such as cup holders, are
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attached to the vehicle within the deployment
area of an air bag, e.g. to doors or side win-
dows.
there are no heavy, sharp or fragile objects in
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the pockets of items of clothing. Such items
should be suitably stowed elsewhere.
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WARNING
If you modify the air bag cover or affix objects
such as stickers to it, the air bag can no longer
function correctly. There is an increased risk
of injury.
Never modify an air bag cover or affix objects
to it.
Vehicles with window curtain air bags for all
rows of seats:
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WARNING
Sensors to control the air bags are located in
the doors. Modifications or work not per-
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