Useful Information; Panic Alarm - Mercedes-Benz GLK 300 4MATIC 2012 Owner's Manual

Occupant safety
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Useful information

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This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variations are pos-
sible. Note that your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the functions descri-
bed. This is also the case for systems and
functions relevant to safety.
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Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (

Panic alarm

To activate: press ! button : for at
X
least one second.
An alarm sounds and the exterior lighting
flashes.
To deactivate: press ! button :
X
again.
or
Insert the key into the ignition lock.
X
or
Press the KEYLESS-GO Start/Stop button.
X
The KEYLESS-GO key must be in the vehi-
cle.
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The panic alarm function is only available
in Mexico.
page 27).
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Occupant safety
Important safety notes
The seat belts, together with SRS (Supple-
mental Restraint System), are complemen-
tary, co-ordinated restraint systems
( page 43). They reduce the risk of injury
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in specific, pre-defined types of accident sit-
uations and thereby increase occupant
safety. However, seat belts and airbags gen-
erally do not protect against objects pene-
trating the vehicle from the outside.
To ensure that the restraint systems can
deliver their full potential protection, make
sure that:
the seat and head restraint are adjusted
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properly ( page 96)
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the seat belt has been fastened properly
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( page 51)
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the airbags can inflate properly if they are
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deployed ( page 44)
Y
the steering wheel is adjusted properly
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( page 96)
Y
the restraint systems have not been modi-
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fied.
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An airbag increases the protection of
vehicle occupants wearing a seat belt.
However, airbags are only an additional
restraint system which complements, but
does not replace, the seat belt. All vehicle
occupants must wear their seat belt cor-
rectly at all times, even if the vehicle is
equipped with airbags. The airbags are not
deployed in all types of accidents. For
example, if the protective capacity of cor-
rectly fastened seat belts is not increased
by deploying the airbags, the airbags will
not deploy. Airbag deployment only pro-
vides increased protection if the seat belt
is worn correctly because:
the seat belt helps to keep the vehicle
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occupant in the best position in relation
to the airbag.
in a head-on collision, for example, the
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seat belt prevents the vehicle occupant