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when it inflates in a crash. If this happens, serious or fatal injury will result. Failure to follow these instructions can
result in severe injuries to you or other occupants.
Safety Guidelines for the Seat Belt, Emergency Tensioning Retractor and Airbag
Warning!
• Damaged belts or belts that were highly stressed in an accident must be replaced and their anchoring points must also
be checked. Use only belts installed or supplied by an authorized Mercedes-Benz light truck dealer.
• Do not pass belts over sharp edges.
• Do not make any modi fication that could change the effectiveness of the belts.
• The "SRS" is designed to function on a one-time-only basis. An airbag or emer gency tensioning retractor (ETR) that
was activated must be replaced.
• No modifications of any kind may be made to any compo nents or wiring of the "SRS". This includes the material,
badges etc. over the steering wheel hub, front passenger airbag cover, or front door trim panels, and installation of
additional electrical/electronic equipment on or near "SRS" components and wiring.
• An airbag system compo nent within the steering wheel gets hot after the airbag has inflated.
• Improper work on the sys tem, including incorrect installation and removal, can lead to possible injury through an
uncontrolled activation of the "SRS".
• In addition, through im proper work there is the risk of rendering the "SRS" inoperative. Work on the "SRS" must
therefore only be performed by an autho rized Mercedes-Benz light truck dealer.
• When scrapping the airbag unit or emergency tension- ing retractor, it is mandatory to follow our safety instructions.
These instructions are available at your authorized Mercedes-Benz light truck dealer.
When you sell the vehicle we strongly urge you to give notice to the subsequent owner that it is equipped with an "SRS" by alerting
him to the applicable section in the Owner's Manual.
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