Mercedes Benz CL C215 2006 owners manual page 65

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Safety and Security Occupant safety Adjust the drivers seat as far as possi-This could result in serious injuries or Warning!G ble rearward, still permitting proper op-death should the air bag be triggered. eration of vehicle controls. The distance Always sit nearly upright, properly use Accident research shows that the safest from the center of the drivers breast-the seat belts and appropriate size in-place for children in an automobile is in the bone to the center of the air bag cover fant or child restraint system. on the steering wheel must be at least rear seat. Should you choose to place a child 10in (25 cm) or more. You should be Children 12 years old and under must 12years old or under in the front passenger able to accomplish this by a combina-never ride in the front seat, except in a seat of your vehicle, you must properly use tion of adjustments to the seat and Mercedes-Benz authorized a BabySmart TM child restraint which will turn TM steering wheel. If you have any prob-BabySmart compatible child seat, off the passenger front air bag. lems, please see an authorized which operates with the BabySmartTM BabySmartTM will not, however, turn off any Mercedes-Benz Center. system installed in th e vehicle to deacti-side impact air bag. Do not lean with your head or chest vate the passenger fr ont air bag when it close to the steering wheel or dash-is properly installed. Otherwise they will It should be noted that with respect to both board. be struck by the air bag when it inflates front and rear side impact air bags there is a in a crash. If this happens, serious or fa-possibility for a side air bag related injury if Keep hands on the outside of steering tal injury will result. occupants, especially children, are not prop- wheel rim. Placing hands and arms in-Failure to follow these instructions can re-erly seated or restrained when next to a side side the rim can increase the risk and sult in severe injuries to you or other occu-air bag which needs to deploy rapidly in a potential severity of hand/arm injury pants. side impact in order to do its job. when driver front air bag inflates. Adjust the front passenger seat as far as If you sell your vehicle, it is important that To help avoid the possibility of injury, please possible rearward from the dashboard you make the buyer aware of this safety in-follow these guidelines: when the seat is occupied. formation. Be sure to give the buyer this (1) Occupants, especially children, should Occupants, especially children, should Operators Manual. never place their bodies or lean their never lean their heads in the area of the heads in the area of the door where the door where the side air bag inflates. side air bag inflates. This could result in 64

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