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Occupant safety
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Useful information
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This Owner's Manual describes all models,
series and optional equipment for your vehi-
cle that were available at the time of going to
press. National variations are possible. Note
that your vehicle may not be equipped with all
of the functions described. This is also the
case for systems and functions relevant to
safety.
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Read the information on qualified specialist
workshops: (
Y
Panic alarm
To prime: press the ! button : for
X
approximately one second.
A visual and audible alarm is triggered if the
alarm system is primed.
To deactivate: press the ! button :
X
again.
or
Press the Start/Stop button.
X
The key must be in the vehicle.
The panic alarm function is only available in cer-
tain countries.
Occupant safety
Introduction to the restraint system
The restraint system can reduce the risk of vehi-
cle occupants coming into contact with parts of
the vehicle's interior in the event of an accident.
Furthermore, the restraint system can also
reduce the forces to which vehicle occupants
are subjected during an accident.
page 26).
The restraint system includes:
Seat belt system
R
Airbags
R
Child restraint system
R
Child seat securing system
R
The various components of the restraint system
work complementary to one another. They can
only perform their intended protective function
if all vehicle occupants:
have correctly fastened their seat belt
R
(
page 41)
Y
have correctly adjusted their seat and head
R
restraint (
page 96).
Y
As the driver, you must also ensure that the
steering wheel is correctly adjusted. Observe
the information relating to the correct driver's
seat position (
page 95).
Y
Additionally, you must ensure that an airbag can
deploy freely (
page 43).
Y
The airbag is supplementary to a correctly fas-
tened seat belt. As an additional safety device,
the airbag increases the level of protection for
vehicle occupants in the event of an accident. If
the protection provided by the seat belt is suf-
ficient, the airbags do not deploy. Furthermore,
in the event of an accident, only airbags which
provide greater protection in the given accident
situation deploy. However, seat belts and air-
bags generally do not protect against objects
penetrating the vehicle from the outside.
Information on how the restraint system oper-
ates can be found in "Deployment of the seat
belt tensioner and airbags" (
See "Children in the vehicle" for information on
infants and children traveling with you in the
vehicle restraint systems for infants and chil-
dren(
page 54).
Y
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If the restraint system is modified, it may no
longer work as intended. The restraint system
may then not perform its intended protective
function by failing in an accident or triggering
unexpectedly, for example. There is an
increased risk of injury, possibly even fatal.
page 51).
Y
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