Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 43

• Im proper w ork on the system ,
including incorrect installation
and rem oval, can lead to possi­
ble injury through an uncon­
trolled activatio n of th e "S R S " .
In addition, through im proper
w ork th ere is the risk of render­
ing th e " S R S " inoperative. W ork
on th e " S R S " m ust th erefore
only be perform ed by an au th or­
ized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
• W hen scrapping the air bag unit
or em ergency tensioning re tra c ­
tor, it is m andatory to follow our
safety instructions. These
instructions are availab le a t your
au th orized M E R C ED E S-B EN Z
dealer.
W hen you sell th e v e h ic le w e s tro n g ly
urge you to give n o tic e to th e s u b ­
s e q u e n t o w n e r th a t it is e q u ip p e d w ith
an " S R S " by a le rtin g him to the a p p li­
cable se c tio n in th e O w n e r's M anual.
Infant and Child R e stra in t System s
M e rc e d e s -B e n z o f N o rth A m e rica
re c o m m e n d s th a t all in fa n ts and c h il­
dre n be re s tra in e d at all tim e s w hile
th e v e h icle is in m o tio n .
Im p ortan t!
The use o f in fa n t o r ch ild re s tra in ts is
re q u ire d by law in all 50 s ta te s and
Canadian p ro vin ce s.
Infan ts and sm all c h ild re n sh o u ld be
sea ted in an in fa n t o r ch ild re s tra in t
system , w h ic h is p ro p e rly s e cu re d by
a lap b e lt o r lap b e lt p o rtio n o f a lap-
s h o u ld e r be lt, and th a t c o m p lie s w ith
U.S. Federal M o to r V e h icle S afety
S tan dard 213. A s ta te m e n t by the
seat m a n u fa c tu re r o f c o m p lia n c e w ith
th is sta n d a rd can be fo u n d on the
in s tru c tio n label on th e re s tra in t and
in th e in s tru c tio n m anual p ro v id e d
w ith the re s tra in t.
W hen using any in fa nt o r c h ild re ­
s tra in t syste m , be su re to care fu lly
read and fo llo w all m a n u fa c tu re r's
in s tru c tio n s on in sta lla tio n and use.
W arning!
Infants and sm all children should
never be held on th e lap, nor should
they share a s e at b elt w ith another
occu p an t w hile th e vehicle is in
m otion.
Children are safer when properly
restrained in th e rear seatin g posi­
tions than in th e front seatin g posi­
tions.
Children to o big for child restraint
system s should ride in rear seats
using regu lar s e a t belts. A shoulder
b elt can be used, providing it does
not cross th e face or neck of a child.
This v e h icle is e q u ip p e d w ith te th e r
a n c h o ra g e s fo r use w ith c hild re ­
s tra in ts th a t have a to p te th e r strap.
C o n su lt y o u r a u th o riz e d
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d e aler fo r the
e xa c t lo c a tio n o f th e se an cho rage s.