Mercedes Benz ML Class W166 owners manual page 47

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Occupant safety 45 must always be correctly seated and wear properly and use an appropriately sized their seat belts. infant restraint, toddler restraint or booster seat recommended for the size and weight For maximum protection in the event of a of the child. collision, you must always be in the normal seat position with yourb ack against the Failure to follow these instructions can result backrest. Faste ny our seat belt and make sure in severe injuries to you or other occupants. that it is correctly positioned on your body. If you sell your vehicle, it is important that you As the air bag inflates with considerable make the buyer aware of this safety Safety speed and force, a proper seating position information. Be sure to give the buyer this and correct positioning of the hands on the Operator's Manual. steering wheel will help to keep you at a safe distance from the air bag. Occupants who are G WARNING not wearing their seat belt, are not seated Accident research shows that the safest place properly or are too close to the air bag can be for children in an automobile is in a rear seat. seriously injured or killed by an air bag, as it As ide impact air bag related injury may occur inflates with great force instantaneously: if occupants, especially children, are not R sit with the seat belt fastened correctly and properly seated or restraine dw hen next to a in a position that is as upright as possible side impact air bag which needs to deploy with your back against the backrest. rapidly in a side impact in order to do its job. R move the driver's seat as far back as To help avoid the possibility of injury, please possible, still permitting proper operation follow these guidelines: of vehicle controls. The distance from the (1) Always sit as upright as possible center of the driver's chest to the center of and use the seat belts properly. the air bag cover on the steering wheel Make sure that children 12 years must be at least 10 inches (25 cm). You old and under use an appropriately should be able to accomplish this by sized child restraint, infant adjusting the seat and steering wheel. If restraint, or booster seat you have any difficulties, please contact an recommended for the size and authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. weight of the child. R do not lean your head or chest close to the (2) Always wear seat belts properly. steering wheel or dashboard. R only hold the steering wheel on the outside. If the air bags are deployed, you will hear a Placing hands and arms inside the rim can bang, and a small amount of powder may also increase the risk and potential severity of be released. Only in rare cases will the bang hand/arm injury if the driver front air bag affect your hearing. The powder that is inflates. released generally does not constitute a R adjust the front-passenger seat as far back health hazard. The 6 SRS warning lamp as possible from the dashboard when the lights up. seat is occupied. The air bags are deployed if the air bag control R occupants, especially children, should unit detects the need for deployment. Only in never place their bodies or lean their heads the event of such a situation will the air bags in the area of the door where the side provide their supplemental protection. impact air bag inflates. This could result in If the driver and front passenger do not wear serious or fatal injuries should the side their seat belts, it is not possible for the air impact air bag be deployed. Always sit as bags to provide their supplemental upright as possible, wear the seat belt protection. Z

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