Control Unit; Srs (Supplemental); Warning Lamp - Mercedes-Benz Vito Operating Instructions Manual

5 Release button
E To raise: slide belt sash guide 1 up-
wards.
Belt sash guide 1 engages in various
positions.
E To lower: keep release button 5
pressed.
E Adjust belt sash guide 1 to the appro-
priate height.
E Let go of release button 5 and make
sure that belt sash guide 1 has en-
gaged.
Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS)
The SRS (Supplemental Restraint System)
consists of:

1 warning lamp

I
I Belt tensioners
I Belt force limiters
I Airbag system with:
I Airbag control unit
I Airbags
1 warning lamp
The SRS regularly performs a self-check
when the ignition is switched on and while
the engine is running. This allows faults to
be detected in good time.
The 1 warning lamp in the instrument
panel lights up when you switch on the
ignition and goes out a few seconds after
the engine is started.
G
Risk of injury
A malfunction has occurred if the 1
warning lamp:
Nur fuer internen Gebrauch
Occupant safety
I does not light up when you switch on
the ignition
I does not go out after the engine has
been running for a few seconds
I lights up again
Individual systems could be triggered inad-
vertently or could fail in the event of an acci-
dent with a high rate of vehicle deceleration.
If any of the above occurs, have the SRS
checked and repaired immediately at a
qualified specialist workshop which has the
necessary specialist knowledge and tools to
carry out the work required. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre for this purpose. In particu-
lar, work relevant to safety or on safety-re-
lated systems must be carried out at a quali-
fied specialist workshop.
Triggering of belt tensioners, belt force
limiters and airbags
In the event of a collision, the sensor in
the airbag control unit evaluates important
physical data, such as the duration, direc-
tion and rate of vehicle deceleration or ac-
celeration. Based on the evaluation of this
data and depending on the vehicle's rate
of longitudinal deceleration in a collision,
Safety
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