Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan Operator's Manual page 34

32 Occupant safety
The components of the restraint system can
be activated or deployed independently of
each other:
Component Detected deploy‐
ment situation
Emergency Tension‐ Frontal impact, rear
ing Devices impact, side impact,
rollover
Driver's air bag, front Frontal impact
passenger air bag
Knee air bag Frontal impact
Side air bag Side impact
Window air bag Side impact, rollover,
frontal impact
Belt air bag Frontal impact
Side impact
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PRE-SAFE Impulse
Side
The front passenger air bag can only be
deployed in an accident if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator lamp is extinguished. If the
front passenger seat is occupied, make sure,
both before and during the journey, that the sta‐
tus of the front passenger air bag is correct
( page 41).
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& WARNING Risk of burns from hot air bag
components
The air bag parts are hot after an air bag has
been deployed.
Do not touch the air bag parts.
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Have a deployed air bag replaced at a
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qualified specialist workshop as soon
as possible.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
vehicle towed to a qualified specialist workshop
after an accident. This applies especially if an
Emergency Tensioning Device or an air bag was
triggered.
If the Emergency Tensioning Devices are trig‐
gered or an air bag is deployed, you will hear a
bang, and a small amount of powder may also be
released:
The bang will not generally affect your hear‐
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ing.
In general, the powder released is not haz‐
R
ardous to health but may cause short-term
breathing difficulties to persons suffering
from asthma or other pulmonary conditions.
Provided it is safe to do so, leave the vehicle
immediately or open the window in order to
prevent breathing difficulties.
Air bags and pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning
Devices contain perchlorate material, which may
require special handling or environmental pro‐
tection measures. National guidelines regarding
waste disposal must be observed. In California,
see http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/
Perchlorate/index.cfm.