Children In The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 907 2018 Operating Instructions Manual

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Occupant safety
Reduced airbag protection
& WARNING Risk of injury from modifica‐
tions to the airbag cover
If you modify an airbag cover or affix objects
such as stickers to it, the airbag can no lon‐
ger function correctly.
Never modify an airbag cover and do
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not affix objects to it.
The installation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRBAG symbol (
& WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
the use of unsuitable seat covers
Unsuitable seat covers can obstruct or pre‐
vent the deployment of the airbags integrated
into the seats.
Consequently, the airbags cannot protect
vehicle occupants as they are designed to do.
You should only use seat covers that
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have been approved for the correspond‐
ing seats by Mercedes-Benz.
& WARNING Risk of injury due to malfunc‐
tions of the sensors in the door panelling
Sensors to control the airbags are located in
the doors. Modifications or work not per‐
formed correctly to the doors or door panel‐
ling, as well as damaged doors, can lead to
the function of the sensors being impaired.
The airbags might therefore not function
properly any more.
Consequently, the airbags cannot protect
vehicle occupants as they are designed to do.
Never modify the doors or parts of the
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doors.
Always have work on the doors or door
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panelling carried out at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
& WARNING Risk of injury due to deployed
airbag
A deployed airbag no longer offers any pro‐
tection and cannot provide the intended pro‐
tective function in the event of an accident.
Have the vehicle towed to a qualified
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specialist workshop in order to have the
deployed airbag replaced.
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Have deployed airbags replaced immediately.

Children in the vehicle

Notes on the safe transportation of children
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children left unattended in the
vehicle
If you leave children unattended in the vehi‐
cle, they may be able to set the vehicle in
motion, for example by:
releasing the parking brake.
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shifting the automatic transmission out of
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park position j or shifting manual trans‐
mission into idle position.
starting the engine.
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In addition, they may operate vehicle equip‐
ment and become trapped.
Never leave children unattended in the
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vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take
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the key with you and lock the vehicle.
& WARNING Risk of fatal injury due to
exposure to extreme heat or cold in the
vehicle
If people –particularly children – are exposed
to extreme temperatures over an extended
period of time, there is a risk of serious or
even fatal injury!
Never leave anyone – particularly chil‐
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dren – unattended in the vehicle.
Never leave animals in the vehicle unat‐
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tended.
& WARNING Risk of burns when the child
seat is exposed to direct sunlight
If the child restraint system is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suffer burns on these parts,
particularly on metallic parts of the child
restraint system.
Always make sure that the child
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restraint system is not exposed to direct
sunlight.
Protect it with a blanket, for example.
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