Safely Transporting Children In The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Operating Instructions Manual

36 Occupant safety
otherwise be in the deployment area of the
airbags.
Always keep your feet on the floor. Do not put
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your feet on the cockpit, for example. Your
feet may otherwise be in the deployment area
of the airbag.
If children are traveling in the vehicle, observe
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the additional notes (
Always stow and secure objects correctly.
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Objects in the vehicle interior may prevent an air‐
bag from functioning correctly. Each vehicle
occupant must always make sure of the following
in particular:
There are no people, animals or objects
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between the vehicle occupants and an airbag.
There are no objects between the seat, door
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and door pillar (B-pillar).
There are no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers,
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hanging on the grab handles or coat hooks.
There are no accessory parts, such as mobile
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navigation devices, mobile phones or cup
holders, attached to the vehicle within the
deployment area of an airbag, e.g. on the
cockpit, on the door, on the side window or
on the side wall trim.
In addition, no connecting cables, tensioning
straps or retaining straps must be routed or
attached to the vehicle within the deployment
area of an airbag. Always comply with the
accessory manufacturer's installation instruc‐
tions and, in particular, the notes on suitable
places for installation.
There are no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile
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objects in the pockets of your clothing. Store
such objects in a suitable place.
Limited protection provided by airbags
& WARNING Risk of injury due to modifica‐
tions to the airbag cover
If you modify the cover of an airbag or affix
objects such as stickers to it, the airbag may
no longer function correctly.
Never modify the cover of an airbag and
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do not affix objects to it.
An airbag's installation location is identified by
the label AIRBAG ( page 35).
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& 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.
Only use seat covers that have been
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approved for your vehicle by the sales
organization named on the inside front
cover.
& WARNING Risk of injury due to malfunc‐
tions of the sensors in the door paneling
Sensors to control the airbags are located in
the doors. Modifications or work not per‐
formed correctly to the doors or door panel‐
ing, 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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paneling carried out at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
& WARNING Risk of injury due to deployed
airbag
A deployed airbag no longer has a protective
function and cannot protect as intended 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.
Have deployed airbags replaced immediately.

Safely transporting children in the vehicle

Always observe when children are traveling in
the vehicle
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Always observe the safety notes relevant to
the situation. In doing so, you will be able to
identify possible risks and avoid dangers
when children are traveling in the vehicle
( page 37).
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