Mercedes-Benz 350 SDL TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual page 42

In the eve nt a m alfu nctio n of the
" S R S " is indicated as outlined above,
the "S R S " m ay not be opera tiona l. W e
strong ly reco m m en d th a t you visit an
au thorized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z de aler
im m e dia te ly to have the system
checked; oth erw ise the "S R S " m ay
not be activated w hen needed.
Im p ortan t!
T h e airb ag is d esig ned to activate
only in certain fro n tal and fro n t­
an g led im p acts (w ith in th e sh ad ed
area as sh o w n in th e illu stratio n on
page 38). O nly durin g th e s e typ es
of im p acts w ill it p ro vid e its s u p p le ­
m ental pro tectio n. T h e d rive r
sh o uld alw ay s w e a r th e seat belt,
o th e rw is e it is not p o s sib le fo r th e
airb ag to p ro vid e its intend ed p ro ­
tectio n .
In case s of o th e r fronta l im pacts, roll­
overs, certain side im pacts, rear
collisions, or o th e r accide nts w ith ou t
frontal forces the airbag will not be
activated. T he d rive r and passengers
w ill then be protected by the fasten ed
seat belts.
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Front P as se n g er A irbag
If your veh icle is equippe d w ith the
optional front p a ssen ge r airbag, it can
be identified by the lettering "S R S -
A IR B A G " on the d a shb oa rd ahead of
the front pa ssen ge r (cove r of airbag
unit).
Im p ortan t!
T h e fro n t p ass en g er airb ag is d e­
sig ned to a c tiv ate o nly in certain
fro n tal and fro n t-a n g le d im p acts
(w ith in th e sh ad ed a rea as show n
in th e illu stratio n on page 38).