Restraint System; Protection By The Restraint System; Reduced Restraint System Protection; Occupant Safety - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Operator's Manual

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Occupant safety

Restraint system

Protection by the restraint system

The restraint system includes the following:
Seat belt system
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Airbags
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Child restraint system
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Child seat securing system
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In the event of an accident, the restraint system
can:
Reduce the risk of vehicle occupants coming
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into contact with parts of the vehicle interior.
Reduce the forces to which the vehicle occu‐
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pants are subjected.
A seat belt can only provide the best level of pro‐
tection if it is worn correctly. Depending on the
detected accident situation, Emergency Tension‐
ing Devices and/or airbags supplement the pro‐
tection offered by a correctly worn seat belt.
Emergency Tensioning Devices and/or airbags
are not deployed in every accident.
So that the restraint system can provide protec‐
tion, each vehicle occupant must:
With the seat belt fastened correctly
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In an almost upright position with their back
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against the seat backrest
Sit with their feet resting on the floor, if pos‐
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sible.
Always be secured in an additional restraint
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system suitable for Mercedes-Benz vehicles
if they are under 5 ft (1.50 m) tall.
However, no system available today can com‐
pletely eliminate injuries and fatalities in every
accident situation. In particular, the seat belt
and airbag generally do not protect against
objects penetrating the vehicle from the outside.
A risk of injury caused by the airbag deploying
can also not be completely ruled out.

Reduced restraint system protection

& WARNING Risk of injury or death from
modifications to the restraint system
Modifications to the restraint system may
cause it to no longer work as intended.
The restraint system may then not protect
the vehicle occupants as intended by failing
in an accident or triggering unexpectedly, for
example
Never alter the parts of the restraint
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system.
Never tamper with the wiring or any
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electronic component parts or their
software.
If it is necessary to modify the vehicle to accom‐
modate a person with disabilities, contact a
qualified specialist workshop. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you only use seat belts which
have been approved specifically for your vehicle
by Mercedes-Benz.
Contact a Mercedes-Benz service center for
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details.