Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2008 Owner's Manual page 49

Safety
Occupant safety
board as well as on both sides of the sun
visor on the front-passenger side.
Information about recommended child
restraint systems is available at any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Automatic child seat recognition on the
front-passenger seat
5 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning
1
lamp
The front-passenger seat sensor system for
child restraint systems detects whether a
special Mercedes-Benz child seat with auto-
matic child seat recognition has been fitted.
In such cases, the 5 PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicator lamp 1 lights up. The front-
passenger airbag is deactivated.
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G Risk of injury
If the 5PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warn-
ing lamp does not light up when the child
restraint system is fitted, the front-
passenger front airbag has not been disa-
bled. If the front-passenger front airbag is
deployed, the child could be seriously or
even fatally injured.
Proceed as follows:
Do not use a rearward-facing child
R
restraint system on the front-passenger
seat.
or
Only use a forward-facing child seat on
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the front-passenger seat and move the
front-passenger seat to its rearmost
position.
Have the automatic child seat recogni-
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tion checked at a qualified specialist
workshop.
To ensure that the automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat func-
tions correctly, never place objects (such
as a cushion) under the child restraint sys-
tem. The entire base of the child restraint
system must always be resting on the seat
cushion. An incorrectly fitted child restraint
system cannot perform its intended pro-
tective function in the event of an accident,
and could even lead to injuries.
i
The head/thorax airbag and the belt ten-
sioner on the front-passenger side are still
active even if the front-passenger front air-
bag is disabled.
G Risk of injury
Do not place items of electronic equipment
on the front-passenger seat, e.g.:
laptops, if switched on
R
mobile phones
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cards with transponders, e.g. ski passes
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or access passes
Signals from electronic equipment can
cause interference in the automatic child
seat recognition sensor system. This can
lead to a system malfunction. This may
cause the 5 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
warning lamp to light up without there
being a child seat with automatic child seat
recognition fitted. This means the front-
passenger airbag is not deployed during an
accident. It is also possible that the
5 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning