Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 45

• Im proper w ork on th e system ,
including incorrect in stalla­
tion and rem oval, can lead to
possible injury through an
uncontrolled activatio n of the
" S R S " . In addition, through
im proper w ork th ere is the risk
of rendering the "S R S " ino­
perative. W ork on the " S R S "
m ust th erefore only be p er­
form ed by an authorized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
• W hen scrapping the airbag
unit or em ergency tensioning
retracto r, it is m andatory to
follow our safety instructions.
These instructions are avail­
able a t your authorized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
W hen you sell th e veh icle w e s tro n g ly
urge you to give n o tic e to th e s u b ­
se q u e n t o w n e r th a t it is e q u ip p e d w ith
an " S R S " by alertin g him to th e a p p li­
cable se c tio n in th e O w n e r's Manual.
Infant and Child R e stra in t System s
M e rc e d e s -B e n z o f N o rth A m e rica
re c o m m e n d s th a t all in fa nts and c h il­
dren be re stra in e d at all tim e s w hile
the v e h ic le is in m otio n.
Im p ortan t!
The use o f in fa nt o r ch ild re s tra in ts is
re q u ire d by law in all 50 sta te s and all
C anadian p ro vin ce s.
Infan ts and sm all c h ild re n s h o u ld be
sea ted in an in fa nt o r ch ild re s tra in t
system w h ic h is p ro p e rly s e c u re d by
th e lap b e lt o r lap b e lt p o rtio n o f a lap-
s h o u ld e r belt, and th a t c o m p lie s w ith
U.S. Federal M o to r V eh icle S afety
S tan dard 213, and C anadian M o to r
V ehicle S afe ty S tan dard 213.1. A
s ta te m e n t by th e child re s tra in t m an u­
fa c tu re r o f c o m p lia n ce w ith th is s ta n ­
dard can be fo u n d on th e in s tru c tio n
label on th e re s tra in t and in the
in s tru c tio n m anual p ro v id e d w ith the
restraint.
W hen using any in fa n t o r c h ild re ­
stra in t syste m , be sure to ca re fu lly
read and fo llo w all m a n u fa c tu re r's
in s tru c tio n s fo r in sta lla tio n and use.
W arning!
W hen the child restraint is not in
use, rem ove it from th e ca r or
secure it w ith th e s e a t b e lt to
prevent th e child restraint from
becom ing a p ro je ctile in the
event of an accident.
Infan ts and sm all ch ild re n sho uld
n e ve r be held on th e lap, no r
s h o u ld th e y share a seat b e lt w ith
a n o th e r o c c u p a n t w h ile th e veh icle
is in m o tio n .
A c c o rd in g to a c c id e n t s ta tis tic s ,
ch ild re n are safe r w h en p ro p e rly
re s tra in e d in th e rear sea ting p o s i­
tio n s than in th e fro n t sea ting p o s i­
tion s.
C h ild ren to o big fo r c h ild re s tra in t
sy s te m s s h o u ld ride in rear seats
using re g u la r sea t b e lts. P osition
s h o u ld e r b e lt a c ro s s th e c h e s t and
s h o u ld e r, n o t th e fa ce o r neck. A
b o o s te r seat m ay be necessary.
This v e h icle is e q u ip p e d w ith te th e r
a n c h o ra g e s fo r use w ith c hild re s ­
tra in ts th a t have a to p te th e r strap.
C o n s u lt y o u r a u th o rize d
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z de aler fo r the
e xa ct lo c a tio n o f th e s e an cho rage s.
N o te :
Canada M o d e ls only
In c o m p lia n c e w ith Canadian M o to r
V ehicle S afe ty S tan dard 210.1, child
re s tra in t te th e r a n cho rage hardw are
is a tta ch e d to th e to o l kit lo cated
b e h in d the LH panel in the ca rg o area.
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