Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon Owner's Manual page 53

Occupant safety
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You can also cancel the rear seat belt status
indicator immediately (
Airbags
Introduction
The installation location of an airbag is iden-
tified by the AIRBAG symbol.
An airbag supplements a correctly worn seat
belt. It is not a replacement for the seat belt.
The airbag offers additional protection in
applicable accident situations.
Not all airbags are deployed in an accident.
The different airbag systems work independ-
ently of each other (
However, no system available today can com-
pletely eliminate injuries and fatalities.
It is also not possible to completely rule out a
risk of injury caused by an airbag due to the
speed at which the airbag must be deployed.
Important safety notes
G WARNING
If you deviate from the correct seat position,
the airbag cannot perform its intended pro-
tective function and can even cause addi-
tional injuries when deployed. There is an
increased risk of serious or even fatal injuries.
In order to avoid such risks, always ensure
that all vehicle occupants:
fasten their seatbelts correctly, including
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pregnant women
are seated correctly and maintain the fur-
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thest possible distance from the airbags
observe the following notes
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Always ensure that there are no objects loca-
ted between the airbag and the vehicle occu-
pant.
Adjust the seats properly before beginning
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your journey. Always make sure that the
seat is in an almost upright position. The
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centre of the head restraint must support
the head at about eye level.
Move the driver's and front-passenger
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seats as far back as possible. The driver's
seat position must allow the vehicle to be
driven safely.
Only hold the steering wheel on the out-
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side. This allows the airbag to be fully
deployed.
Always lean against the backrest while driv-
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ing. Do not lean forwards or lean against
the door or side window. You may other-
wise be in the deployment area of the air-
bags.
Always keep your feet in the footwell in
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front of the seat. Do not put your feet on the
dashboard, for example. Your feet may oth-
erwise be in the deployment area of the
airbag.
Always secure persons less than 1.50 m tall
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in suitable restraint systems. Up to this
height, the seat belt cannot be worn cor-
rectly.
If a child is travelling in your vehicle, also
observe the following notes:
Always secure children under twelve years
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of age and less than 1.50 m tall in suitable
child restraint systems.
Child restraint systems should be fitted to
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the rear seats.
Only secure a child to the front-passenger
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seat when the front-passenger front airbag
is disabled, and only then in a rearward-
facing child restraint system. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is
permanently lit, the front-passenger front
airbag is disabled (
Always observe the instructions and safety
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notes on "Children in the vehicle"
( page 58) and on the "Child restraint
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system on the front-passenger seat"
( page 67) in addition to the child
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restraint system manufacturer's installa-
tion instructions.
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