Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 46

in the event of a head-on or rear-end colli-
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sion if the vehicle decelerates or acceler-
ates rapidly in a longitudinal direction
during the initial stages of the impact
in certain situations if the vehicle over-
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turns, and the system determines that it
can provide additional protection
on the front-passenger side only if the
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front-passenger seat is occupied and the
belt tongue is engaged in the buckle
If the belt tensioners are triggered you will
hear a bang, which will not cause any harm to
your hearing, and a small amount of powder
may also be released. The 1
lights up.
G Risk of injury
If the seat belt tensioners have been trig-
gered, they provide no additional protec-
tion in the event of another accident.
Therefore, have belt tensioners which have
been triggered replaced at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Comply with safety regulations when dis-
posing of belt tensioners. Any Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre can provide details of
these regulations.
Airbags
Airbag deployment slows down and restricts
the movement of the vehicle occupant.
If the airbags are deployed you will hear a
bang, which will not cause any harm to your
hearing, and a small amount of powder may
also be released. The
lights up.
The SRS/AIRBAG identification indicates the
location of the airbags.
G Risk of injury
Airbags provide additional protection; they
are not, however, a substitute for the seat
warning lamp
belts.
Observe the following notes to reduce the
risk of serious or even fatal injury if an air-
bag is deployed:
all vehicle occupants — in particular preg-
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nant women — must wear their seat belt
correctly at all times and lean back
against the backrest, which should be
positioned as close to the vertical as pos-
sible. The head restraint must support
the back of the head at about eye level.
always secure children less than 1.50 m
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tall or under 12 years of age in suitable
child restraint systems.
all vehicle occupants must select a seat
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position that is as far away from the air-
bag as possible. The driver's seat posi-
tion must allow the vehicle to be driven
safely. The driver's chest should be as far
away from the middle of the driver's front
airbag cover as possible.
1 warning lamp
move the front-passenger seat as far
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back as possible, in particular, if a child
is secured in a child restraint system on
the seat.
vehicle occupants – in particular, chil-
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dren – must not lean their head on the
area of the window from which a head/
thorax airbag is deployed.
rearward-facing child restraint systems
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must not be fitted to the front-passenger
seat unless the front-passenger front air-
bag has been disabled. The front-
passenger front airbag is disabled if a
child restraint system with automatic
child seat recognition is fitted to the
front-passenger seat. The
5 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning
lamp must be constantly lit.
If you secure a forward-facing child
restraint system to the front-passenger
Safety
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