Mercedes-Benz 300 SE 1993 Owner's Manual page 55

Important!
T he "S R S " is designed to re­
duce the potential o f injury in
certain frontal and front-angled
im pacts w hich may cause in­
juries, how ever, no system
available today can totally
elim in ate injuries and fatalities.
The activation of the "S R S "
tem porarily releases a small
am ount of dust from th e air­
bags. This dust, how ever, is
n eith er injurious to your health,
nor does it indicate a fire in the
vehicle.
The service life of the airbags
extends to the date indicated on
the label located on the driver-
side door latch post. To provide
continued reliability a fte r that
date, they should be inspected
by an authorized M erced es-
Benz d ealer at that tim e and
replaced w hen n ecessary.
Warning!
It is very im portant fo r your
safety to alw ays be in a pro­
perly seated position and to
w e ar your seat belt.
For m axim um protection in
the event o f a collision alw ays
be in norm al seated position
with your back against the
seat back. Fasten your seat
belt and e n s u re that it is
properly positioned on the
body.
S ince th e airbag in flates with
con sid erab le speed and force,
a proper seating position will
keep you in a safe distance
from th e airbag:
• Sit properly belted in an
upright position w ith your
back against th e seat back.
• Do not lean w ith your head
or chest close to the s te er­
ing w h eel or dashboard.
• Adjust th e p assenger seat
as far as possible rearw ard
from th e dashboard.
• Infants and sm all children
should only be seated in a
rear seat and be properly
secured in a child restraint
system .
• R ear-facing child restraints
m ust not be used in a front
seat.
Failure to follo w th e s e in­
structions can result in severe
injuries to you or other
occupants.
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