Safety Guidelines - Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual

In case of other types of impacts and impacts
below air bag deployment thresholds, air
bags will not deploy. The driver and
passengers will then be protected to the
extent possible by a properly fastened seat
belt. A properly fastened seat belt is also
needed to provide the best possible
protection in a rollover.
Air bags are not a substitute for seat belts.
Always wear your seat belt, regardless of
whether or not your vehicle is equipped with
air bags.
It is important to your safety and that of your
passengers to have deployed air bags
replaced and to have any malfunctioning air
bags repaired. This will help to make sure the
air bags will continue to provide supplemental
crash protection for occupants.
Safety guidelines for the seat belt,
Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD)
and air bag
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Warning!
Damaged seat belts or seat belts that have
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been subjected to stress in an accident
must be replaced. Their anchoring points
must also be checked. Only use seat belts
installed or supplied by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Air bags and pyrotechnic Emergency
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Tensioning Devices (ETDs) contain
perchlorate material, which may require
special handling and regard for the
environment. Check with your local
government's disposal guidelines.
California residents, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/
Perchlorate/index.cfm.
Air bags and ETDs are designed to function
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on a one-time-only basis. An air bag or ETD
that has deployed must be replaced.
Do not pass seat belts over sharp edges.
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They could tear.
Occupant safety
Do not make any modification that could
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change the effectiveness of the seat belts.
Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this may
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severely weaken them. In a crash they may
not be able to provide adequate protection.
No modifications of any kind may be made
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to any components or wiring of the SRS.
Do no change or remove any component or
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part of the SRS.
Do not install additional trim material, seat
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covers, badges, etc. over the steering
wheel hub, front passenger front air bag
cover, outboard sides of the seat
backrests, door trim panels, or door frame
trims.
Do not install additional electrical/
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electronic equipment on or near SRS
components and wiring.
Keep area between air bags and occupants
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free of objects (e.g. packages, purses,
umbrellas, etc.).
Do not hang items such as coat hangers
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from the coat hooks or handles over the
door. These items may be thrown around in
the vehicle and cause head and other
injuries when the window curtain air bag is
deployed.
Air bag system components will be hot after
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an air bag has inflated. Do not touch them.
Never place your feet on the instrument
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panel, dashboard, or on the seat. Always
keep both feet on the floor in front of the
seat.
Improper repair work on the SRS creates a
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risk of rendering the SRS inoperative or
causing unintended air bag deployment.
Work on the SRS must therefore only be
performed by qualified technicians.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
For your protection and the protection of
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others, when scrapping the air bag unit or
ETD, our safety instructions must be
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