Mercedes-Benz C-Class Saloon 2022 Owner's Manual page 55

52 Occupant safety – Purpose and function of the restraint system
seat belt tensioner, seat belt anchorage
and seat belt retractor.
Make sure that the seat belts are undam-
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aged, not worn and clean.
Always have the seat belts checked
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immediately after an accident at a quali-
fied specialist workshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use seat
belts which have been approved for your vehicle
by Mercedes-Benz.
& WARNING Risk of injury due to modifica-
tions to the cover of an airbag
If you modify the cover of an airbag or affix
objects such as stickers to it, the airbag can
no longer function as intended.
Never modify the cover of an airbag.
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Do not attach any objects to the cover.
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The installation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRBAG symbol ( page 53).
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& WARNING Risk of injury due to malfunc-
tioning sensors in the door
The function of the airbags can be impaired
due to modifications or incorrect work per-
formed on the doors or door trim, or if the
doors are damaged.
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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trim carried out at a qualified specialist
workshop.
Risk due to components of the restraint system
which have already been deployed
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
vehicle towed to a qualified specialist workshop
after an accident.
& WARNING Risk of burns from hot airbag
components
The airbag parts are hot after an airbag has
been deployed.
Do not touch the airbag parts.
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Have a deployed airbag replaced at a
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qualified specialist workshop as soon as
possible.
& WARNING Risk of injury due to deployed
airbag
A deployed airbag no longer offers any protec-
tion.
Have the vehicle towed to a qualified
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specialist workshop in order to have the
deployed airbag replaced.
Have deployed airbags replaced immediately.
& WARNING Risk of injury or death from
deployed pyrotechnic seat belt tensioners
Pyrotechnic seat belt tensioners that have
been deployed are no longer operational and
are unable to perform their intended protec-
tive function.
Therefore, have deployed pyrotechnic
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seat belt tensioners immediately