Front Passenger Airbag - Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Owner's Manual

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Front Passenger Airbag

If your vehicle is equipped with the
optional front passenger airbag, it can
be identified by the lettering "SRS-
AIRBAG" on the dashboard ahead of
the front passenger (cover of airbag
unit).
Important note:
The front passenger airbag is de­
signed to activate only in major
frontal and front-angled impacts
(within the shaded area as shown in
the illustration on page 41) which
may cause severe injuries. Only
during these types of impacts will it
provide its supplemental protec­
tion. The front passenger should
always wear the seat belt, other­
wise it is not possible for the front
passenger airbag to provide its
intended protection.
In cases of less severe frontal im­
pacts, roll-overs, certain side impacts,
rear collisions, or other accidents
without severe frontal forces, the
airbag will not be activated. The driver
and passenger will then be protected
by the fastened seat belts.