Mercedes-Benz E-Class Operator's Manual page 34

32 Occupant safety
The components of the restraint system can
be activated or deployed independently of
each other:
Component Detected deploy‐
ment situation
Emergency Tension‐ Frontal impact, rear
ing Devices impact, side impact,
rollover
Driver's air bag, front Frontal impact
passenger air bag,
knee air bag
Side air bag Side impact
Window air bag Side impact, rollover,
frontal impact
Belt air bag Frontal impact
Side impact
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PRE-SAFE Impulse
Side
The front passenger air bag can only be
deployed in an accident if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator lamp is off. If the front
passenger seat is occupied, make sure, both
before and during the journey, that the status of
the front passenger air bag is correct
( page 41).
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& WARNING Risk of burns from hot airbag
components
The airbag parts are hot after an airbag has
been deployed.
Do not touch the airbag parts.
#
Have a deployed airbag replaced at a
#
qualified specialist workshop as soon
as possible.
% Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have
the vehicle towed to a qualified specialist
workshop following an accident. This is par‐
ticularly important when an Emergency Ten‐
sioning Device was triggered or an air bag
was deployed.
If the Emergency Tensioning Devices are trig‐
gered or an air bag is deployed, you will hear a
bang, and a small amount of powder may also be
released:
The bang will not generally affect your hear‐
R
ing.
In general, the powder released is not haz‐
R
ardous to health but may cause short-term
breathing difficulties to persons suffering
from asthma or other pulmonary conditions.
Provided it is safe to do so, leave the vehicle
immediately or open the window in order to
prevent breathing difficulties.
Air bags and pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning
Devices contain perchlorate material, which may
require special handling or environmental pro‐
tection measures. National guidelines regarding
waste disposal must be observed. In California,
see www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/
Perchlorate/index.cfm.