Warning!
• According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating
positions than in the front seating
positions.
Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS)
USE CHILD RESTRAINTS
PROPERLY
Supplemental Restraint System means
that airbags alone cannot protect as
well as airbags plus seat belts.
•
Infants and small children
must be seated in an infant
or child restraint system, which
is properly secured by a lap belt
or lap belt portion of a lap-
shoulder belt Children could be
en dangered in an accident if
their child restraints are not
properly secured in the vehicle.
• Children too big for child restraint
systems should ride in rear seats
using regular seat belts. Position
shoulder belt across chest and
shoulder, not face or neck. A
The SRS uses two crash severity
levels (thresholds) to activate either
the ETR or airbag or both. Activation
depends on exceeding the thresholds
and fastening of the seat belt.
booster seat may be necessary to
achieve proper belt positioning.
Seat belt fastened
•
Adjust the front passenger seat as
far as possible rear ward from the
dashboard when a child restraint
is installed.
•
Rear-facing child restraints must
not be used in the front seat.
They could be struck by the
airbag when it inflates in a crash.
If this happens, a child in the
restraint could be seriously or
fatally injured.
• first threshold exceeded:
ETR activates
• second threshold exceeded:
airbag also activates
Seat belt not fastened
•
first threshold exceeded: airbag
activates, but not ETR
Driver and front passenger systems
operate independently from each other
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz S-Class Manuals |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owner's Manual Download |
| Tags | Mercedes-Benz S500, Mercedes-Benz S600, Mercedes-Benz W140 |
| Model Year | 1997 |
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| Publisher | bayhas.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Mercedes-Benz S-Class |
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