Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 41

Driver Air Bag
The air bag (1) is lo ca te d in th e s te e r­
ing w heel hub and, in c o n ju n c tio n
w ith w e arin g th e seat b e lts w ith e m e r­
ge n cy te n s io n in g re tra c to rs (2), p ro ­
vid es in crea sed p ro te c tio n fo r the
driver.
The o p e ra tio n a l re a d in e ss o f th e s u p ­
plem e ntal re s tra in t syste m (air bag
and ETR's) is v e rifie d by th e in d ic a to r
lam p " S R S " (3) in th e in s tru m e n t
clu s te r. If no fa u lt is d e te c te d , the
lam p w ill g o o u t a fte r a p p ro xim a te ly
4 s e c o n d s ; a fte r th e lam p g o e s o u t
th e syste m c o n tin u e s to m o n ito r th e
c o m p o n e n ts and c irc u itry o f the
" S R S " and w ill in d ica te a m a lfu n ctio n
by co m in g on again:
The fo llo w in g syste m c o m p o n e n ts are
m o n ito re d o r u n d e rg o a s e lf-c h e c k :
cra s h -s e n s o r, air bag ig n itio n circu it,
d rive r and fro n t p a sse n g e r seat b e lt
b u ckle s. Initially, w h e n th e key is
tu rn e d fro m s te e rin g lo c k p o s itio n 0
to p o s itio n s 1 o r 2, m a lfu n ctio n s in
th e c ra s h -s e n s o r are d e te c te d and
in d ic a te d (th e " S R S " in d ic a to r lam p
stays on).
In th e o p e ra tio n a l m ode, a fte r the in d i­
c a to r lam p has g o n e o u t a fte r th e in i­
tial c h e c k , in te rru p tio n s and s h o rt c ir­
c u its in th e air bag ig n itio n c irc u it and
in th e d riv e r and fro n t p a sse n g e r seat
b e lt b u c k le ha rne sses, and lo w v o l­
tag e in th e e n tire system are d e te c te d
and in d ica te d .
In th e e ve n t a m a lfu n ctio n o f the
" S R S " is in d ic a te d as o u tlin e d above,
w e s tro n g ly re co m m e n d th a t y ou visit
an a u th o rize d M ER C E D E S -B E N Z
de a le r im m e d ia te ly to have th e sys­
te m c h e c k e d ; o th e rw is e th e " S R S"
may n o t be a ctiva te d in a seve re fro n ­
tal a ccid e n t.
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