Airbags - Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Operator's Manual

Airbags

The most effective occupant restraint
system yet developed for use in
production vehicles is the seat belt. In
some cases, however, the protective
effect of a seat belt can be further
enhanced by an airbag.
The driver airbag (1) is located in the
steering wheel hub. The passenger
airbag (2) is located in the dashboard
ahead of the passenger. In conjunction
with wearing the seat belts with
emergency tensioning retractors (4),
they provide increased protection for
the driver and passenger.
The operational readiness of the
airbag system is verified by the
indicator lamp "SRS" (3) in the
instrument cluster. If no fault is
detected, the lamp will go out after
approximately 4 seconds; after the
lamp goes out, the system continues
to monitor the components and
circuitry of the airbag system and
will indicate a malfunction by
coming on again.
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