Mercedes-Benz pmn Operator's Manual page 65

Do not hang items such as coat hangers
from the coat hooks or handles over the
door. These items may turn into projec-
tiles and cause head and other injuries
when curtain air bag is deployed.
Never place your feet on the instrument
panel, dashboard, or on the seat. Always
keep both feet on the floor in front of the
seat.
Air bag system components will be hot
after an air bag has inflated. Do not
touch.
In addition, improper repair work on the
SRS creates a risk of rendering the SRS
inoperative or causing unintended
air bag deployment. Work on the SRS
must therefore only be performed by
qualified technicians. Contact an autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center.
For your protection and the protection
of others, when scrapping the air bag
unit or emergency tensioning device,
our safety instructions must be fol-
lowed. These instructions are available
from your authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Given the considerable deployment
speed and the textile structure of the
air bags, there is the possibility of abra-
sions or other injuries resulting from
air bag deployment.
When you sell your vehicle we strongly
urge you to give notice to the subsequent
owner that it is equipped with an SRS by
alerting them to the applicable section in
the Operator's Manual.
Front air bags
1 Driver's air bag
2 Passenger front air bag
Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Driver and front passenger air bags are
deployed:
in the event of a frontal impact
if impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
independently of the side impact
air bags
The air bags will not deploy in impacts
which do not exceed the system's
deployment thresholds. You will then be
protected by the fastened seat belts.
The passenger front air bag will only be
deployed if:
the front passenger seat is occupied
the 56 indicator lamp in the
center console is not lit ( page 70)
the impact exceeds a preset
deployment treshold
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