Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 52

child in a forward-facing child restraint
system on the front-passenger seat.
The front-passenger front airbag is not dis-
abled:
no child restraint system with automatic
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child seat recognition is fitted
if the 5 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
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warning lamp on the centre console is
not lit
To draw attention to this danger, there is an
appropriate warning sticker on the dash-
board as well as on both sides of the sun
visor on the front-passenger side.
Information about recommended child
restraint systems is available at any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Automatic child seat recognition on the
front-passenger seat
5 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning
1
lamp
The front-passenger seat sensor system for
child restraint systems detects whether a
special Mercedes-Benz child seat with auto-
matic child seat recognition has been fitted.
In such cases, 5 PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicator lamp 1 lights up. The front-
passenger airbag is deactivated.
G Risk of injury
If the 5 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warn-
ing lamp does not light up when the child
restraint system is fitted, the front-
passenger front airbag has not been disa-
bled. If the front-passenger front airbag is
Occupant safety
deployed, the child could be seriously or
even fatally injured.
Proceed as follows:
do not use a rearward-facing child
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restraint system on the front-passenger
seat.
or
only use a forward-facing child restraint
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system on the front-passenger seat and
move the front-passenger seat to its rear-
most position.
have the automatic child seat recognition
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checked at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
To ensure that the automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat func-
tions correctly, never place objects (such
as a cushion) under the child restraint sys-
tem. The entire base of the child restraint
system must always rest on the seat cush-
ion. An incorrectly fitted child restraint sys-
tem cannot perform its intended protective
function in the event of an accident, and
could lead to injuries.
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The head/thorax airbag and the belt ten-
sioner on the front-passenger side are still
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