Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan Operator's Manual page 41

Reduced air bag 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 air bag can be
identified by the designation AIRBAG
( page 37).
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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 air bags integrated
into the seats.
Consequently, the air bags cannot protect
vehicle occupants as they are designed to
do. In addition, operation of the automatic
front passenger air bag shutoff may be
restricted.
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 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.
Occupant safety
& 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 air bags replaced immediately.
Status of the front passenger airbag
Points to remember when the front
passenger seat is occupied
The automatic front passenger air bag shutoff is
able to detect whether the front passenger seat
is occupied by a person or a child restraint sys‐
tem. The front passenger air bag is enabled or
disabled accordingly.
When installing a child restraint system on the
front passenger seat:
Ensure that the child restraint system is posi‐
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tioned correctly ( page 45).
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