Panic Alarm; Occupant Safety; Important Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz S-Class Operator's Manual

Panic alarm

To activate: press ! button : for at
X
least one second.
An alarm sounds and the exterior lighting
flashes.
To deactivate: press ! button :
X
again.
or
Press the Start/Stop button.
X
The SmartKey must be in the vehicle.

Occupant safety

Restraint system: introduction
The restraint system reduces the risk of vehi-
cle occupants coming into contact with parts
of the vehicle's interior in the event of an
accident. The restraint system can also
reduce the forces to which vehicle occupants
are subjected during an accident.
The restraint system comprises:
Seat belt system
R
Air bags
R
Child restraint system
R
Child seat securing systems
R
Occupant safety
The components of the restraint system work
in conjunction with each other. They can only
deploy their protective function if, at all times,
all vehicle occupants:
have fastened their seat belts correctly
R
( page 53)
Y
have adjusted their seat and head restraint
R
properly ( page 121).
Y
As the driver, you also have to make sure that
the steering wheel is adjusted correctly.
Observe the information relating to the cor-
rect driver's seat position (
You also have to make sure that an air bag can
inflate properly if deployed (
An air bag supplements a correctly worn seat
belt. As an additional safety device, the air
bag increases the level of protection for vehi-
cle occupants in the event of an accident. For
example, if, in the event of an accident, the
protection offered by the seat belt is suffi-
cient, the air bags are not deployed. When an
accident occurs, only the air bags that
increase protection in that particular accident
situation are deployed. However, seat belts
and air bags generally do not protect against
objects penetrating the vehicle from the out-
side.
Information on restraint system operation
can be found under "Deployment of Emer-
gency Tensioning Devices and air bags"
( page 65).
Y
For more information about children traveling
with you in the vehicle and on child restraint
systems, see "Children in the vehicle"
( page 69).
Y

Important safety notes

G WARNING
Modifications to the restraint system may
cause it to no longer work as intended. The
restraint system may then not perform its
intended protective function and may fail in an
accident or trigger unexpectedly, for example.
49
page 120).
Y
page 56).
Y
Z